PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Duffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dsfgs sdfgf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Duffe
vs
sdfgf

190 cm
23
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
23
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Duffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dsfgs sdfgf!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sdfgf slaps away a takedown attempt from Duffe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from sdfgf.
Duffe tries to close the distance and clinch but sdfgf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Duffe rushes sdfgf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duffe stalls.
Duffe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duffe avoiding damage.

Duffe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Duffe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
sdfgf trying to control from the bottom.
sdfgf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sdfgf wants to control but Duffe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
sdfgf is staying active underneath Duffe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sdfgf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duffe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sdfgf defending well though.
sdfgf trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duffe.
sdfgf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duffe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Duffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sdfgf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duffe counters with a three punch combo that has sdfgf backing up. sdfgf nods at Duffe to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sdfgf feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
sdfgf wants to control from the top but Duffe keeps moving.
sdfgf is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
sdfgf's corner is telling him to maintain position.
sdfgf won't allow Duffe to sweep him here.
Duffe wants to get back to his feet but sdfgf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
sdfgf wants to control from the top but Duffe keeps moving.
Duffe working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
sdfgf circles away from the clinch attempt.

Duffe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. sdfgf manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Duffe is breathing heavily.
sdfgf keeping moving, preventing Duffe from controlling successfully.
Duffe controlling from the top position.
Duffe could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
sdfgf wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if sdfgf can do anything to dispel that myth.
sdfgf is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duffe's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
sdfgf trying to control the position.
sdfgf tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duffe connects with a jab.
Duffe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duffe.
Nice shot lands for Duffe.
Duffe throws a series of punches but sdfgf avoids them all with ease.
Duffe scores with a hook.
Duffe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Duffe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Duffe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shane Duffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sdfgf slips a jab and a cross from Duffe.
Duffe throws a series of punches but sdfgf avoids them all with ease.
Duffe wants to clinch.

sdfgf shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Duffe is refusing to be controlled, as sdfgf sits in half guard.
Duffe keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
sdfgf is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duffe!

That's one minute gone in the round.
sdfgf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duffe is looking to escape.
Duffe working to try and regain half guard.
Duffe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duffe won't allow sdfgf to pass to mount.
Duffe looks like he's trying to stand up.

Duffe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
sdfgf fails with the takedown
and Duffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sdfgf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duffe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

sdfgf closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - sdfgf lands in his opponent's guard.
sdfgf is pushing down on Duffe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duffe is fighting to maintain full guard but sdfgf has managed to sneak the leg through.
sdfgf is looking to take a break and control but Duffe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duffe tries to roll over but sdfgf keeps him under control.
sdfgf trying to mount his opponent but Duffe defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe wants to get back to his feet.
sdfgf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duffe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Duffe regains full guard. Nicely done.

Duffe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. sdfgf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
sdfgf not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

sdfgf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duffe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, sdfgf has managed to get both his arms back between Duffe's legs - danger averted.
sdfgf stopping the sweep attempt from Duffe.
Duffe trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sdfgf content to stall in guard here.
sdfgf passes into half guard.
Duffe moves into full guard.
Duffe controls sdfgf momentarily but sdfgf frees himself.
sdfgf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duffe is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Duffe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Duffe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
sdfgf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duffe lands with a nice body punch.
Duffe is looking to wear down sdfgf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duffe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sdfgf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shane Duffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
sdfgf takes a jab right on the kisser.
sdfgf has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sdfgf misses with a takedown attempt

and Duffe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sdfgf!
Duffe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
sdfgf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Duffe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duffe controlling the pace for now.

Duffe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

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.
Duffe wants to control the pace but sdfgf is squirming around nicely.
sdfgf is looking to improve his position but Duffe isn't that keen on the idea.
sdfgf is squirming around, avoiding Duffe's attempts to control the action.
Duffe landing shots from mount.
sdfgf is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Duffe.
sdfgf is desperately trying to improve his position but Duffe has a good base and remains in mount.
Duffe controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe prevents sdfgf from getting the reversal.
Duffe controlling the position easily from mount.
Duffe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
sdfgf is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Duffe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duffe content just to control the position here.
Duffe breaks from sdfgf's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
sdfgf tries to hold on but Duffe postures up.
Duffe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shane Duffe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Duffe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jab, jab by Duffe - just one landing.
dsfgs sdfgf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duffe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. sdfgf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duffe misses with a wild combination.
Duffe tries to clinch but sdfgf moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Duffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duffe 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Duffe!