PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuya Germs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuya Germs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Germs
vs
Duck

185 cm
25
244 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kuya Germs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Long Duck!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germs tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.

Duck clinches up against the cage.
Germs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duck is trying to stall.
Germs looking to throw knees to the head but Duck is blocking nicely.
Germs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Germs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duck's efforts to push away.
Germs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Germs landing knees to the head.

It looks like Long Duck has been cut.
Duck swings wildly with an uppercut but Germs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Duck looks gassed!
Duck jumps guard but Germs stands there with Duck around his waist. Duck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duck can't break the clinch.
Germs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Germs landing knees to the head.

Germs connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Duck goes down! Germs jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Duck is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Germs throwing strikes here but Duck is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Duck is still in real trouble! Can Germs finish him?
Germs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Duck seems to have recovered his senses.
Germs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Germs tries to control but Duck wriggling away.

Germs working for a guillotine from mount but Duck is in no mood to give up.
Germs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duck is in a horrible position here. Germs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Germs trying to control but Duck is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germs controlling from mount.
Germs throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Germs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duck wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Germs.
Germs punching from mount but Duck doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck avoids a series of strikes thrown by Germs.
Germs controlling his opponent.
Duck avoids a series of strikes thrown by Germs.
Germs controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Germs looking to finish with strikes here!
Duck trying desperately to get to his feet.

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

Germs is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Duck can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Germs looking to ground and pound but Duck is blocking nicely.
Duck tries to reverse the position but Germs maintains control.
Duck holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Germs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Germs wants to get back to his feet but Duck is holding on tight.
Germs thowing shots but they're missing.

Germs working for a submission but Duck is keeping him at bay.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Germs with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuya Germs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Long Duck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Germs tries to clinch but Duck moves away
and Duck counters with a three punch combo that has Germs backing up. Germs nods at Duck to acknowledge the strikes.
Germs wants to clinch up but Duck keeps it at a distance.
Duck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Germs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Germs moves in looking to clinch but Duck pushes him off.
Germs tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
Duck misses with a double jab.
Duck keeps the fight on the outside.
Germs tries to clinch but Duck is having none of it.
Duck throws a head kick that misses.
Germs tries to clinch up.
Duck keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuya Germs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germs tries to clinch up.
Duck is breathing heavily.
Germs tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
Duck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duck throws a sloppy head kick and Germs moves out of range easily.
Germs wants to clinch up but Duck keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Germs is looking to clinch but Duck is avoiding it.
Duck circles away from the clinch attempt.

Germs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duck, pushing him back against the cage.
Germs misses with a knee to the head.
Germs scores with a knee to the head.
Duck tries to pull guard but Germs won't allow it.
Duck working hard to break the clinch.
Germs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duck's face.
Duck working hard to break the clinch.
Germs misses with a knee to the head.
Germs landing knees to the body.
Duck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Germs scores with a knee to the head.
Germs connects with a knee to the head.

Germs connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Duck goes down! Germs jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Germs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Germs throwing strikes here but Duck is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Germs throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germs looking to control but Duck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Germs controlling his opponent.
Germs thowing shots but they're missing.
Germs throwing strikes here but Duck is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germs controlling from mount.
Duck avoids a series of strikes thrown by Germs.
Duck is squirming around, avoiding Germs's attempts to control the action.
Germs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Germs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Germs cracks Duck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Germs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duck is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Germs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Germs trying to control but Duck is having none of it.
Germs misses with a head shot.
Duck is squirming around, avoiding Germs's attempts to control the action.
Duck tries to hold on but Germs pushes him away.
Germs looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Germs tries to clinch

and Duck counters by moving into the clinch.
Germs prevents Duck from breaking the clinch.
Duck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Germs connects with a knee to the head.

Germs has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Duck goes down! Germs dives on top of him - Duck manages to get guard.

That has opened up Long Duck's cut even more.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kuya Germs.
Germs tries to clinch but Duck moves out of range.
Duck swats away the attempt to clinch by Germs.
Germs doesn't manage to clinch there - Duck circles away.
Duck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Germs moves in looking to clinch but Duck pushes him off.
Germs tries to clinch there but Duck circles away.
Germs fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Germs moves in looking to clinch but Duck pushes him off.
Germs wants to clinch up but Duck keeps it at a distance.
Duck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Germs doesn't manage to clinch there - Duck circles away.
Germs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duck circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Germs wants to clinch up but Duck keeps it at a distance.
Germs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Germs clinches but Duck breaks the clinch

and Duck counters by clinching up.
Germs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germs tries a knee to the head but Duck blocks it.
Germs lands a knee to the head.
Germs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Germs landing knees to the head.
Germs scores with a knee to the head.
Germs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Germs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Germs connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Long Duck's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Germs obliges.
A knee to the head by Germs.
Germs connects with a knee to the head.
Germs tries a knee to the head but Duck blocks it.
Duck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Germs smiles and moves away.
Germs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Duck counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germs closes the distance looking to clinch

and Duck counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duck.
Duck tries to circle away but Germs has him pinned against the cage.
Germs landing knees to the head.
Germs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Germs misses with a knee to the head.
Germs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Germs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duck's face.
Germs landing knees to the head.
Germs takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Duck is off balance and as he stumbles, Germs throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Duck's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kuya Germs!