PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silencer Ducanny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ducanny comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC Born To Be Wild. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ducanny
vs
Tank

189 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silencer Ducanny !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tank!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank shoots in looking for a takedown. Ducanny tries to sprawl out of it but Tank keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ducanny manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tank looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Ducanny clinches with his opponent.
Tank wants a takedown but no success here.

Ducanny is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tank can't fight it off and eventually Ducanny manages to take the fight to the floor. Tank looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ducanny wants to get up but he can't break Tank's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ducanny trying to control the position from guard on top but Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ducanny decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ducanny lands with a good body shot.
Ducanny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tank but Tank pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ducanny thuds his shin into the meat of Tank's side.

Ducanny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Ducanny to work.

Ducanny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ducanny has Tank up against the cage in a clinch.
Ducanny stalling against the cage.
Ducanny lands a good knee to the midsection. Tank won't want to take too many of those.

Ducanny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tank leaves Ducanny with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ducanny closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tank did well to prevent Ducanny getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ducanny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tank defending well though.
Ducanny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ducanny thows a huge punch but Tank dodges it nicely.
Ducanny trying to control the action but Tank is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ducanny .
Ducanny is trying to control the action in half guard but Tank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Ducanny is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ducanny is keen to just control but Tank is a slippery customer.
Ducanny seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ducanny throwing shots but Tank is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silencer Ducanny dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ducanny shoots in but Tank avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silencer Ducanny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tank closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ducanny circles away.
Mike Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducanny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tank avoids it really well and circles away.
Ducanny closes the distance and clinches up with Tank, looking for a takedown. Ducanny pushes Tank against the cage but Tank circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silencer Ducanny . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ducanny shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ducanny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tank defending well though.
Ducanny wants to pass the guard but Tank is defending well.
Tank is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducanny is trying to control the action in half guard but Tank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ducanny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tank defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ducanny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ducanny wants to take a breather but Tank is having none of it.
Ducanny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ducanny slips a nice elbow through Tank's hands, connecting with Tank's forehead.
Ducanny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tank can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ducanny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tank is staying active underneath Ducanny , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ducanny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank is refusing to be controlled, as Ducanny sits in half guard.

Ducanny gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Ducanny closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ducanny fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank prevents Ducanny from moving into mount.
Ducanny trying to control the action but Tank is working from the bottom.

Ducanny has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silencer Ducanny dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Ducanny lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Mike Tank has been cut.
Tank misses with a takedown attempt

so Ducanny counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ducanny throwing strikes from guard but Tank blocks nicely.
Ducanny wants to control from the top but Tank keeps moving.
Ducanny throwing strikes from guard but Tank blocks nicely.
Tank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ducanny gets to his feet - Tank follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducanny shoots in looking for a takedown. Tank tries to sprawl out of it but Ducanny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tank manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Ducanny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ducanny slows down the pace here.

Ducanny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ducanny closes the distance and pushes Tank back into the cage.

Ducanny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ducanny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tank avoids it really well and circles away.
Tank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mike Tank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducanny shoots for a takedown but Tank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silencer Ducanny . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ducanny clinches up against the cage.

Ducanny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ducanny closes the distance and clinches.
Tank has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ducanny avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Ducanny has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tank is trying to keep an underhook but Ducanny manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ducanny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tank is trying to stand up here but Ducanny is controlling him well.
Ducanny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tank keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ducanny escapes and gets back to his feet.

Tank tries to sprawl but Ducanny drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ducanny .
Ducanny uses his free foot to push down on Tank's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tank.
Tank is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Ducanny jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tank is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tank and Ducanny has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ducanny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tank can do to turn this around?
Tank tries to escape but Ducanny is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silencer Ducanny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ducanny 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silencer Ducanny !