PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slugg Grue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Grue
vs
Duarte

194 cm
19
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
231 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slugg Grue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Duarte!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grue, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Duarte.
Grue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duarte.
Grue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grue connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grue fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grue scores with a one two! Duarte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Grue moves out of range of the strikes.
Duarte misses with a combination
and Grue counters with a left and a right that stings Duarte.
Duarte misses with a double jab
and Grue counters with a head kick.
Duarte loads up on a big right hand but Grue slips the punch.
Duarte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte misses with a hook. Grue ducked under it nicely.
Duarte misses with a looping right.
Grue moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duarte looks gassed!
Duarte misses the jab.
Grue moves in looking to clinch but Duarte pushes him off.
Grue scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grue closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like TJ Duarte has been cut.
Grue displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
TJ Duarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grue throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grue tries to clinch there but Duarte circles away.
Grue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duarte's sensitive parts.
TJ Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grue has closed the distance and engaged Duarte in a clinch.
Grue can't get the takedown.

Grue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Duarte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grue shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duarte sprawls well. Duarte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grue gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slugg Grue. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Grue.
Grue misses with a two punch combination.
Grue throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grue lands a two punch combo.
Duarte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grue counters with a two punch combo.
Grue misses with a two punch combination.
Grue works over Duarte's head and body with a nice combination.
Grue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grue is working the combinations to good effect here.
Duarte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grue.
Grue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duarte paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Grue clinches up with Duarte and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grue breaks the clinch.
Duarte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grue counters with a one-two to the body.
Duarte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grue.
Grue throws a combination. Duarte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grue connects with a high kick.
Grue lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grue fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duarte.
Grue moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grue scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grue lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duarte backs up against the cage.

Grue shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duarte keeping full guard, as Grue tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duarte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grue connects with a couple of short punches.
Grue controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grue scoring with some ground and pound.
Grue prevents Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Grue distracts Duarte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grue is stalling in the full guard.
Grue postures up in Duarte's guard and throws a big left but Duarte blocks it.
Grue sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duarte wants to stand up but Grue is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slugg Grue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Duarte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duarte doesn't seem bothered though.
Grue throws a nice looking combination but Duarte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grue throws a series of strikes that have Duarte backpedaling.
Duarte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grue counters with a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Duarte as Grue shoots in.
Grue looks to land a combination. Duarte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Duarte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grue counters with a three punch combo that has Duarte backing up. Duarte nods at Grue to acknowledge the strikes.
Grue swinging wilding here.
Grue moves out of range as Duarte strikes.

Duarte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duarte can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grue stops Duarte from standing up.
Duarte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Grue from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grue landing with the ground and pound.
Grue wants to pass the guard but Duarte is keeping the position.
Grue postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grue prevents Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Grue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grue slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grue wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grue lands a nice hook to Duarte's body. Duarte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duarte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slugg Grue is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Duarte. No joy for Grue on that attempt.
Duarte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grue makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duarte dodges the punch combination from Grue.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grue.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slugg Grue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grue throws a good cross that connects.
Grue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duarte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grue counters with a left and a right that stings Duarte.
Grue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duarte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grue lands with a nice combination. Duarte backs away looking to recover.

Grue rushes Duarte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grue is stalling here.
Grue tries for a takedown but Duarte manages to get underhooks.
Duarte is trying to break free.

Grue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slugg Grue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duarte misses with a combination
and Grue counters with a body kick.
Duarte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Grue drives through and clinches with Duarte against the cage.

Grue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duarte misses with a combination
and Grue counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grue misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duarte.
Grue slips a straight right by Duarte.
Grue defending well as Duarte loads up on a big left hand.
Grue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grue is looking to clinch but Duarte is avoiding it.
Duarte throws out a loose jab but Grue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grue's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grue duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grue!
Grue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duarte.

Grue moves into the clinch successfully.
Grue keeps control of Duarte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Grue manages to break the clinch.
Grue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duarte's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slugg Grue dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Duarte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grue scores with a nice head shot.
Grue cracks Duarte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duarte misses with a shot to the body
and Grue counters with an outside leg kick.

Grue clinches with his opponent.

Grue manages to break the clinch.
Duarte misses with a combination
enabling Grue to counter with a crisp jab.
Grue's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grue duly obliges.
Duarte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grue counters with a two punch combo.
Grue scores with a jab to the body.
Grue looks to land a combination. Duarte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Grue finds it's way through Duarte's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grue lands with a nice combination. Duarte backs away looking to recover.

Grue moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to break free.

Grue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grue is looking to clinch.
Grue works over Duarte's head and body with a nice combination.
Grue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grue.
Duarte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duarte waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Grue.
Grue throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grue scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Duarte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grue.
Grue is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grue lands with a shot to the body.
Grue throws a nice head kick!
Grue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grue lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grue.

Grue closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Duarte did well to prevent Grue getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grue is looking to take a break and control but Duarte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grue content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duarte wants to get back to his feet.
Grue content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grue is keen to just control but Duarte is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grue stops Duarte from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Duarte misses with a combination

and Grue counters by clinching up.

Duarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
TJ Duarte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duarte misses with a combination

and Grue counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duarte is pressed up against the cage. Grue has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duarte down to the mat. Duarte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grue misses with a few strikes there.
Grue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duarte.
Grue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duarte circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duarte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grue's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grue duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grue!
Grue swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duarte.
Slugg Grue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duarte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grue displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duarte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grue counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Grue scores with a four punch combination!
Grue lands with a shot to the body.
Grue swinging wilding here.
Grue's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grue duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slugg Grue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grue 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slugg Grue!