PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randolf Brox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brox
vs
Duncan

178 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randolf Brox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brox shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duncan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Duncan looking for a guillotine here but Brox defends easily.

Duncan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brox is aware though and is defending well.

Brox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duncan is keeping the position for now.
Brox wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.
Brox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duncan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brox wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.

Brox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Duncan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brox defends well.

Duncan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duncan is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brox fails with a takedown attempt.

Brox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brox showed some decent athleticism there.

Brox is trying to work for a kimura but Duncan is defending well.

Duncan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brox moves into full mount! Duncan won't be happy about that!
Brox looking to control but Duncan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Duncan looking for submissions off his back.
Brox stops Duncan from getting back to his feet.
Brox wants to control but Duncan is keeping him busy.
Brox trying to mount his opponent but Duncan defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brox fails to move to back control.
Duncan tries to reverse the position but Brox maintains control.
Duncan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brox.
Duncan is trying to escape the mount.
Brox controlling his opponent.
Brox looking to control but Duncan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Duncan can't escape the position.
Brox controlling the pace for now.
Duncan is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brox throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Duncan tries to reverse the position but Brox maintains control.
Brox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brox thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brox pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Brox with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Duncan is desperately trying to improve his position but Brox has a good base and remains in mount.
Brox works his way to his opponent's back.

Brox working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Duncan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brox's guard. Nice work there by Duncan.
Brox keeping moving, preventing Duncan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randolf Brox dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Duncan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brox counters with a takedown into side control.
Duncan tries to bench press Brox off him but Brox keeps the position.
Duncan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Brox is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duncan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brox controls the position.

Brox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Duncan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Brox crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brox is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duncan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Randolf Brox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Brox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Brox tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brox has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Brox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Duncan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brox asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Duncan manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Duncan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brox pulls his head out easily.
Brox with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Duncan looking for submissions off his back.

Duncan actively working from the bottom here.
Duncan is in trouble now - Brox has advanced to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Brox stands up from mount. Strange move.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brox.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Duncan is not content to let Brox control the position.
Duncan is looking to regain half guard here but Brox keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brox is trying to get an arm triangle but Duncan is defending well.
Duncan is trying to improve his position.
Brox taking a breather here.

Brox is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Duncan is trying to escape and Brox transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Duncan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Brox! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randolf Brox!