PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Jr comes into the arena with Roy Jones - Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones Jr
vs
Duck

180 cm
20
212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howard Duck!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr looks to land a combination but Duck avoids it well.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Duck moves out of range.
Duck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Jr.
Duck connects with the punch.
Howard Duck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duck scores with a jab to the body.
Duck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duck lands a really nice looking cross but Jones Jr seems unphased.
Duck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones Jr throws a looping overhand right but Duck ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones Jr!

It looks like Howard Duck has been cut.
A big right from Jones Jr misses.
Duck avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Jones Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones Jr throws a right hand that Duck ducks under and follows up with a left that Duck also avoids with ease.
Duck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duck's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Duck duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Duck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck moves away from the strike by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones Jr momentarily.
Duck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones Jr.
Duck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr dodges the punch combination from Duck.
Duck works the jab nicely.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Duck was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jones Jr.
Duck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Jr.
Duck lands a nice shot to the body.
Duck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duck lands the left hand.
Duck is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Duck drives through and clinches with Jones Jr against the cage.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones Jr has had enough of the clinch but Duck keeps him there for the moment.
Jones Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Duck's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Jones Jr dodges an elbow strike from Duck.
Jones Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Jones Jr blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Duck lands an elbow just above Jones Jr 's eye.
Jones Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Jones Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones Jr avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the cage.
Jones Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Jones Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones Jr blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duck throws an elbow but misses.
Jones Jr takes a shot to the head.
Duck pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones Jr tries to break the clinch but Duck is controlling the position.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Duck.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Duck.
Jones Jr avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the cage.
Duck trying to stall but Jones Jr improves his position.
Jones Jr blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duck.
Duck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones Jr's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duck throws an elbow but misses.
Duck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

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.
Jones Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Jones Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Jones Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones Jr dodges an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Jones Jr tries to circle away but Duck has him pinned against the cage.
Duck keeps control of Jones Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones Jr blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck is pushing Jones Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duck throws an elbow but misses.
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Duck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Duck's cut.
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.

Jones Jr looks to land a right hand but Duck moved out of range.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duck misses with a hook.
Jones Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duck.
Jones Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones Jr throws a series of punches but Duck moves out of range.
Howard Duck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duck scores with a hook to the body. Jones Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab.
Jones Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duck scores with a nice strike.
Jones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Duck moves away and avoids it.
Duck scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones Jr should have avoided that one.
Duck scores with a jab to the body.
Duck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
Duck scores with a hook to the body. Jones Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Duck lands.
Duck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Duck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duck cracks Jones Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones Jr misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Duck.
Duck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones Jr throws the left hand but Duck avoids the punch easily.
Duck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duck cracks Jones Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones Jr walks into a jab.
Duck scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones Jr throws a jab when Duck was well out of range.
Jones Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duck scores with a one two! Jones Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Duck lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duck scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones Jr should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duck dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.
Duck is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab, jab by Duck - just one landing.
Jones Jr misses with the combination.
Duck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duck.
A swing and a miss from Jones Jr.
Duck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duck throws a shot to the body.
Duck scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones Jr should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Duck.
Duck scores with a one two! Jones Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Duck.
Duck moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
Duck misses with a two punch combination.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Duck throws a body kick.
Duck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a two punch combo.
Duck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duck throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Jones Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Duck finds it's target.
Duck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones Jr swinging wildly here.
Duck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Duck throws a combination. Jones Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duck misses with a two punch combination.
Duck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones Jr on the side of the head.
Duck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duck thuds his right hand into Jones Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones Jr misses with the combination.
Duck misses with a wild combination.
Roy Jones Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck cracks Jones Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones Jr.
Duck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duck throws a combination. Jones Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones Jr misses the shot to the body.
Duck misses with a two punch combination.
Jones Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duck lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duck scores with a three punch combo!
Duck lands with a good body shot.
Duck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duck scores with a jab. Jones Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck scores with a hook.
Duck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Jones Jr is rocked!
Duck rushes Jones Jr with punches - Jones Jr moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Jones Jr goes down! Duck follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howard Duck!