PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ducks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ducks has chosen It's Raining Men as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Artur
vs
Ducks

200 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
20
224 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Ducks!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artur connects with a solid leg kick.
Artur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artur throws a head kick that misses.
Artur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Artur doesn't manage to clinch there - Ducks circles away.

Artur clinches up against the cage.
Artur looking to throw knees to the head but Ducks is blocking nicely.
Artur throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artur.
Ducks working hard to break the clinch.

Ducks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ducks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artur. Artur obviously looking to wear him down.
Artur wants to clinch.
Artur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ducks looks gassed!
Artur tries to close the distance and clinch but Ducks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ducks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Gustavo Artur has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Artur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Artur moves in looking to clinch but Ducks pushes him off.
Ducks swats away the attempt to clinch by Artur.
Artur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artur throws a head kick that misses.
Artur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Artur tries to clinch but Ducks is having none of it.
Artur is looking to clinch.
Artur tries to clinch but Ducks is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Artur.
Artur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur scores with a head kick.
Ducks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artur.
Ducks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Artur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ducks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ducks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ducks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artur tries to clinch but Ducks is having none of it.
Artur throws a sloppy head kick and Ducks moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Artur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur tries to clinch there but Ducks circles away.
Artur misses with a head kick.
Artur wants to clinch.
Artur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Artur.
Artur wants to clinch.
Artur throws a nice head kick!
Artur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ducks was well out of range. Poor timing from Artur.
A head kick from Artur lands but Ducks takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws a leg kick but Ducks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ducks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ducks misses with a head kick.
Gustavo Artur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artur. Ducks does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Artur misses
and Ducks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ducks keeps the fight on the outside.
Artur blocks a low kick nicely.
Ducks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artur tries to clinch there but Ducks circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artur moves out of range of the body kick from Ducks.
Artur misses with a body kick.
Ducks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ducks counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ducks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Artur takes the fight into the clinch.
Ducks is trying to break free.
Artur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Artur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Artur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Artur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ducks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ducks has had enough of the clinch but Artur keeps him there for the moment.
Artur lands a nice knee to the body.
Ducks tries to break the clinch but Artur is controlling the position.
Artur has Ducks pressed against the cage, preventing Ducks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ducks manages to break the clinch.
Ducks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ducks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Artur.
Artur throws a lazy head kick
and Ducks counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Artur wants to clinch.
Ducks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur throws a sloppy head kick and Ducks moves out of range easily.
Artur moves out of range as Ducks throws a body kick.
Artur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Artur wants to clinch
and Artur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ducks avoids the head kick by Artur.
Artur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ducks.
Artur scores with a leg kick.
Ducks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gustavo Artur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ducks lands a two punch combo.
Gustavo Artur is winning the standup battle so far.
Artur fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur wants to clinch.
Artur moves in looking to clinch but Ducks pushes him off.
Artur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Artur scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artur throws a head kick but Ducks moves out of range.
Artur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ducks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artur.
Ducks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ducks counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur tries to clinch but Ducks moves out of range.
Artur lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Artur.
Artur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Artur pushes Ducks away with a front kick.
Artur tries to close the distance and clinch but Ducks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artur connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducks avoids the head kick by Artur.
Artur is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Artur.
Artur misses with a head kick.
Ducks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artur tries to clinch but Ducks is having none of it.
Artur goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ducks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artur.
Ducks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ducks keeps the fight on the outside.
Artur throws a head kick that misses.

Artur moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Artur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Artur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Artur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artur scores with a head kick.
Ducks keeps the fight on the outside.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ducks can do to turn this around?
Artur misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artur. Ducks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ducks checks a leg kick.
Artur tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Artur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artur misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur avoids the body shot from Ducks.
Ducks throws a head kick that misses.
Ducks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artur throws a chopping leg kick but Ducks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ducks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick by Artur misses
and Ducks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Artur takes the fight into the clinch.
Artur lands a nice knee to the body.
Artur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ducks can't break the clinch.
Ducks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Artur.
Artur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Artur has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Artur connects with a knee to the head.
Ducks is trying to break free.
Artur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ducks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ducks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Artur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Artur prevents Ducks from breaking the clinch.
Artur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ducks wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ducks breaks from the clinch.
Ducks avoids the head kick by Artur.
Frank Ducks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ducks misses with a shot to the body
and Artur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ducks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ducks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Artur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ducks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artur throws a leg kick which misses Ducks's front leg but catches the back leg as Ducks tries to avoid it.
Ducks keeps the fight on the outside.
Artur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ducks avoids the head kick by Artur.
Ducks takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducks checks a leg kick.
Artur tries to clinch but Ducks moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Artur. That's going to slow Ducks down.
Artur tries to clinch there but Ducks circles away.
Artur doesn't manage to clinch there - Ducks circles away.
Ducks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Artur wants to clinch up but Ducks keeps it at a distance.
Ducks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Artur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Artur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ducks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artur tries to clinch up.
Artur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artur throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ducks misses with a head kick.
Artur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artur tries to clinch
and Ducks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Artur wants to clinch up but Ducks keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artur.
Gustavo Artur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Artur misses
and Ducks counters with a three punch combo that has Artur backing up. Artur nods at Ducks to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ducks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artur. Artur obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Artur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Artur 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Artur!