PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Duncan
vs
Rush

211 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Plays chess

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Rush!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan misses with a takedown attempt - Rush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Derrick Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Duncan clinches.
Rush tries to break the clinch but Duncan is controlling the position.
Duncan lands a nice knee to the body.
Rush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rush wants to break free but Duncan has control.

Rush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rush gets caught flat footed, as Duncan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duncan prevents Rush from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rush has his feet on Duncan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush closes the distance looking to clinch

and Duncan counters with a shoot takedown. Rush fights it but they end up in guard.
Rush is looking to stand up but Duncan isn't so interested in that idea.
Rush looks gassed!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rush has eaten all the pies!
Duncan wanted to stand there but Rush had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Duncan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Duncan is looking to clinch but Rush is avoiding it.

Duncan moves into the clinch successfully.
Rush wants to break free but Duncan has control.
Rush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duncan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
Rush takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duncan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rush is trying to keep an underhook but Duncan manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Duncan stands up from half guard.
Rush closes the distance but Duncan moves to the side

and Duncan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duncan.
Duncan crunches a lovely knee into Rush's ribcage.
Rush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Rush tries to break the clinch but Duncan is controlling the position.

Duncan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Duncan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Duncan decides to stand up.
Duncan tries to clinch but Rush moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan tries to clinch but Rush moves out of range.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rush as he avoids it easily.

Duncan rushes Rush and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duncan gets through Rush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duncan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Duncan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Duncan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duncan doesn't manage to clinch there - Rush circles away.
Duncan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush throws a body kick the misses

and Duncan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duncan keeps control of Rush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush tries to break the clinch but Duncan is controlling the position.
Rush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rush is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rush gets underhooks to prevent Duncan's takedown attempt.
Rush wants to break free but Duncan has control.
Rush wants to get back to striking at distance but Duncan won't allow it.
Rush stops a takedown attempt from Duncan.
Duncan prevents Rush from breaking the clinch.
Rush can't break the clinch.

Duncan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Duncan stops Rush from getting back to his feet.

Duncan decides to return to a standing position.
Duncan wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
Duncan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rush circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Duncan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Duncan.

Duncan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rush tries to kick Duncan off but Duncan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Rush kicks Duncan off and gets back to his feet.
Rush throws a push kick but Duncan slaps the foot to one side.
Duncan tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duncan clinches.
Duncan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duncan lands a knee to the body.
Duncan lands a big knee! That's hurt Rush! Oh, he's all over the place! Duncan lands another knee that sends Rush to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Duncan!