PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Duce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Hosebie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duce's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anger. Jose Hosebie struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jose Hosebie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Duce
vs
Hosebie

185 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
204 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Duce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Hosebie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hosebie circles away quickly and effectively.
Hosebie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duce.
Hosebie moves away from the strike by Duce.
Hosebie moves away from the strike by Duce.
Hosebie defending well as Duce loads up on a big left hand.
Hosebie slips a jab from Duce.
Duce falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hosebie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duce's guard.
Duce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duce keeping moving, preventing Hosebie from controlling successfully.

Duce looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hosebie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hosebie landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hosebie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duce wants to sweep here but Hosebie controlling him for the moment.

Duce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hosebie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hosebie trying to control but Duce is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hosebie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hosebie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hosebie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Duce working for a triangle but Hosebie defends it easily.
Hosebie scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hosebie wants to control from the top but Duce keeps moving.
Duce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hosebie is looking to work some ground and pound but Duce has wrist control.
Duce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hosebie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duce.
Hosebie has hold of Duce's hands but Duce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hosebie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hosebie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hosebie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hosebie looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duce postures up and lands a big shot to Hosebie's brow.

Hosebie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Duce landing some decent shots from guard.
Hosebie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duce chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hosebie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duce throwing strikes but missing.

Hosebie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duce defends it easily.
Hosebie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Duce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hosebie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duce has managed to get both his arms back between Hosebie's legs - danger averted.
Hosebie striking off his back but it's not causing Duce any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duce throws a big right hand that misses.
Duce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duce connects with a couple of short punches.
Duce scoring with some ground and pound.
Duce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duce working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hosebie's head.
Hosebie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hosebie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duce is working Hosebie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duce stands up over Hosebie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duce is looking to work some ground and pound but Hosebie has wrist control.

Hosebie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Hosebie is looking for a triangle but Duce pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Hosebie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hosebie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hosebie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duce.
Duce getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Jose Hosebie has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duce. Hosebie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duce wants to clinch.

Duce scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hosebie tries to get to full guard but Duce has control of the leg.
Hosebie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duce.
Duce stops Hosebie from getting back to his feet.
Hosebie is breathing heavily.
Duce is pressing down on Hosebie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hosebie is holding on for now.
Hosebie wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duce wants to pass to mount but Hosebie is defending the position.
Duce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hosebie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duce.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duce misses with an uppercut. Hosebie saw that one coming.
Hosebie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hosebie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duce is fending him off so far but Hosebie persists. Nope, Duce circles away and we're back to standing.
Hosebie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hosebie ducks under a wild hook from Duce.
Hosebie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duce.
Duce swings for the body but Hosebie moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duce throws a right hand that Hosebie ducks under and follows up with a left that Hosebie also avoids with ease.
Duce misses with a straight right.
Hosebie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duce misses with a wild body shot.
Duce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hosebie.

Hosebie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hosebie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Duce manages to get to full guard.
Bruce Duce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Duce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hosebie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hosebie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hosebie stands up over Duce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duce is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duce landing some decent shots from guard.
Hosebie has momentary wrist control but Duce slips an elbow through the middle.
Hosebie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duce advances position into side control!
Duce lands a nice forearm strike.
Duce grinds an elbow into Hosebie's temple.
Hosebie is trying to get back to half guard.
Hosebie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Duce working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Duce scoring with punches from side control.
Duce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hosebie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duce working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Duce working the body and head with strikes.

Hosebie throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hosebie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hosebie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duce avoids it really well and circles away.
Duce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hosebie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruce Duce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hosebie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duce looks to throw the jab but Hosebie is out of range.
Hosebie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Duce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Hosebie's cut.
That's time! Duce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A jab from Duce misses.
Duce throws out a loose jab but Hosebie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duce misses with a straight left.
Duce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duce just misses with a punch to the body.
Duce misses with an uppercut. Hosebie saw that one coming.
Hosebie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duce.
A big left from Duce misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hosebie dives in and grabs Duce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duce pushes down on Hosebie's head and hops out.
Hosebie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duce moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duce swings for the body but Hosebie moves out of range.
Hosebie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Duce misses the target.
Hosebie defending well as Duce loads up on a big left hand.

Hosebie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Duce manages to get to full guard.
Duce looking for a sweep. Not yet Duce, not yet.

Hosebie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duce looking for a sweep. Not yet Duce, not yet.

Duce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hosebie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Duce is tightening it up a little... Hosebie has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hosebie reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hosebie taps out! nice BJJ there by Duce!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruce Duce!