PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flash Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dukic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Elorde
vs
Dukic

179 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flash Elorde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zdravko Dukic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elorde ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Dukic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dukic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dukic slips a jab and a cross from Elorde.
Elorde shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dukic eats them both and turns towards Elorde to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A right-left combo lands from Elorde.
Elorde jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic misses with a double jab

and Elorde counters by clinching up.
Elorde lands with a left to the head.
Elorde gets through Dukic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dukic is trying to force a seperation but Elorde has the dominant position.
Elorde presses Dukic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elorde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elorde lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Elorde scores with a hook to the body.
Elorde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elorde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukic or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Elorde.
A hook to the body from Elorde.
Dukic is trying to force a seperation but Elorde has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Elorde.
Elorde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Elorde is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Elorde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukic or not.
Elorde's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Elorde.
Elorde works on Dukic's body with a couple of short punches.
Dukic is trying to break free.
Elorde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elorde lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Elorde - that landed with a thud.
Elorde digs a right hand into Dukic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dukic's gas tank.
Elorde lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Elorde.
Dukic working hard to break the clinch.
Elorde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukic or not.
Elorde digs a right hand underneath Dukic's ribcage. Dukic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Elorde lands a body shot.
Dukic looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Elorde.
Elorde digs a right hand into Dukic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dukic's gas tank.
Dukic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Elorde digs a right hand underneath Dukic's ribcage. Dukic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Elorde is leaning against Dukic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Elorde.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elorde presses Dukic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elorde lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dukic.
Dukic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elorde lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Elorde.
Elorde lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elorde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dukic wants to get back to striking at distance but Elorde won't allow it.
Dukic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dukic is trying to force a seperation but Elorde has the dominant position.
Elorde lands a shot to the body.
Elorde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukic or not.
Elorde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Elorde is working Dukic over against the cage.
Elorde pushes Dukic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Elorde - that landed with a thud.
Elorde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elorde scores with a shot to the side of Dukic's head.
Elorde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Elorde taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Elorde.
A right hand to the body from Elorde.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elorde digs a right hand into Dukic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dukic's gas tank.
Dukic is trying to break free.
Elorde lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Elorde.
Elorde stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Elorde is working Dukic over against the cage.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Elorde has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Elorde.
A hook to the body from Elorde.
Elorde lands a body shot.
Elorde lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dukic wants to break free but Elorde has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Elorde.
Elorde lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dukic.
Elorde digs a right hand into Dukic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dukic's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flash Elorde dominated that round.
That's time! Elorde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dukic tries to clinch up
and Elorde counters with a two punch combo.
Dukic misses with a combination
and Elorde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dukic misses with a two punch combination.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Dukic misses with a combination

and Elorde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Elorde lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Elorde.
Elorde is working Dukic over against the cage.
Elorde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukic or not.
Dukic has had enough of the clinch but Elorde keeps him there for the moment.
Elorde lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elorde is working Dukic over against the cage.
Elorde lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dukic has had enough of the clinch but Elorde keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elorde lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dukic.
Elorde lands a body punch.
Elorde pushes Dukic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Elorde as the two fighters clinch.
Elorde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elorde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Elorde has him pressed against the cage.
Elorde lands a nice shot to the body.
Elorde is leaning against Dukic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Elorde has Dukic pressed against the cage, preventing Dukic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elorde prevents Dukic from breaking the clinch.
Dukic working hard to break the clinch.
Elorde is leaning against Dukic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dukic is looking to break free of the clinch but Elorde has double underhooks.
Dukic is trying to force a seperation but Elorde has the dominant position.
Elorde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Elorde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dukic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic wants to get back to striking at distance but Elorde won't allow it.
Elorde prevents Dukic from breaking the clinch.
Elorde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dukic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dukic throws an elbow but it misses.
Flash Elorde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Elorde prevents Dukic from breaking the clinch.
Elorde lands with a right to the head.
Elorde is working Dukic over against the cage.
Elorde lands a left hand.
Elorde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukic or not.
Dukic is trying to break free.
Elorde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elorde lands a nice shot to the body.
Elorde will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dukic up against the cage.
Elorde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic wants to get back to striking at distance but Elorde won't allow it.
Elorde lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Dukic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dukic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dukic can't break the clinch.
Elorde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dukic's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Elorde.
Dukic is trying to push Elorde away but Elorde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elorde pushes Dukic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Elorde.
A body shot lands from Elorde.
Nice body punch from Elorde.
Elorde keeps control of Dukic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Elorde.
Elorde is working Dukic over against the cage.
Elorde lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elorde taking a breather.
Elorde lands a shoulder strike.
Elorde lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dukic wants to get back to striking at distance but Elorde won't allow it.
Dukic is trying to push Elorde away but Elorde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukic is trying to force a seperation but Elorde has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Elorde as the two fighters clinch.
Elorde scores with a hook to the body.
Dukic working hard to break the clinch.
Elorde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukic or not.
Dukic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elorde cracks Dukic with a nice body shot.
Dukic wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Elorde.
Elorde is stalling here.
Elorde keeps control of Dukic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flash Elorde dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Elorde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukic.

Elorde drives through and clinches with Dukic against the cage.
Dukic tries to break free but Elorde pushes him back against the cage.
Elorde lands with a right to the head.
Elorde lands a body punch.
Elorde is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Elorde scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Elorde.
Elorde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elorde cracks Dukic with a nice body shot.
Elorde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dukic's efforts to push away.
Elorde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elorde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dukic is trying to force a seperation but Elorde has the dominant position.
Dukic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Dukic's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elorde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elorde keeps control of Dukic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elorde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Elorde is leaning against Dukic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Elorde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?
Elorde keeps control of Dukic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dukic wants to break free but Elorde has control.
Elorde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Elorde works on Dukic's body with a couple of short punches.
Elorde presses Dukic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elorde has Dukic pressed against the cage, preventing Dukic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Elorde.
Elorde lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dukic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Elorde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Elorde.
A right hand to the body from Elorde.
Elorde lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Elorde misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde lands a nice shot to the body.
Elorde is leaning against Dukic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dukic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Elorde has him pressed against the cage.
Elorde keeps control of Dukic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elorde manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Elorde.
Elorde misses with some punches.
Elorde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Elorde blocks an uppercut.
Dukic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elorde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Elorde.
Dukic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dukic letting Elorde take a breather here.
Zdravko Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elorde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elorde tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Elorde back against the cage.
Dukic tries a knee to the head but Elorde blocks it.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Elorde is controlling him.
Dukic tries to break free but Elorde pushes him back against the cage.
Elorde tries to work over Dukic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dukic working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic is trying to break free.
Dukic wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Elorde gets through Dukic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dukic is trying to push Elorde away but Elorde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dukic has had enough of the clinch but Elorde keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Elorde as the two fighters clinch.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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.
Elorde has Dukic pressed against the cage, preventing Dukic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elorde lands a nice shot to the body.
Elorde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic tries to circle away but Elorde has him pinned against the cage.
Elorde lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dukic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Elorde has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Dukic wants to get back to striking at distance but Elorde won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elorde.
Elorde lands a body punch in the clinch.
Elorde presses Dukic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elorde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Dukic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dukic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elorde tries to work over Dukic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Elorde.
Elorde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dukic's efforts to push away.
Flash Elorde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elorde pushes Dukic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Elorde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elorde 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flash Elorde!