PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lu
vs
Duarte

175 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Lu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicholas Duarte!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Duarte on his heels. He'll look to pass Duarte's guard now, I'm sure.
Lu really is a fat lump.

Duarte pushes Lu off and scrambles back to his feet.

Lu shoots in and gets a takedown into Duarte's guard.
Duarte wants to stand but Lu is controlling the position.
Lu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duarte wants to get back to his feet but Lu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lu won't allow Duarte to get back to his feet.
Lu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lu won't allow Duarte to get back to his feet.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Lu from controlling successfully.
Lu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duarte wants to stand up but Lu is controlling him.
Lu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duarte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Duarte wants to stand and escape but Lu is having none of it.
Duarte looks gassed!
Lu trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Lu with a nice head shot there.
Lu trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Duarte keeping full guard, as Lu tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lu trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

George Lu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duarte moves in looking to clinch but Lu pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duarte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duarte wants to clinch.

Lu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duarte's half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lu lands a nice short elbow.
Lu is looking to take a break and control but Duarte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duarte wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Duarte won't allow Lu to pass to mount.
Duarte is refusing to be controlled, as Lu sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Lu.
Lu wants to take a breather but Duarte is having none of it.
Lu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duarte on the ground.
Duarte is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lu in particular looking to stall.
Lu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lu winds up and cracks Duarte with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Lu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lu stops Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Duarte taking some punishment here, with Lu in his half guard.
Lu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Duarte!
Duarte is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lu lands a big shot there that rocks Duarte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lu looking to finish Duarte with some ground and pound. This is bad for Duarte!
Lu with good strikes from the mount here!
Lu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duarte hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lu wants to control the pace but Duarte is squirming around nicely.
Duarte is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Lu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Duarte wants to clinch up but Lu keeps it at a distance.
Lu throws a body punch but Duarte moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lu.

Duarte throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Duarte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duarte manages to avoid it.

Lu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duarte sprawls well initially but Lu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Duarte is not content to let Lu control the position.
Duarte wants to get back to his feet.
Lu working the head and body with strikes.
Lu wants to control but Duarte is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to stand up here but Lu is controlling him well.
Lu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lu trying to control the action but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Duarte looks like he's trying to stand up.

George Lu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Lu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Duarte did well to prevent Lu getting side control.
Lu prevents Duarte from standing back up.
Lu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duarte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Duarte kicks off Lu and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Duarte tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lu is in Duarte's guard.
Lu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lu won't allow Duarte to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Duarte has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Duarte wants to clinch

and Lu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Duarte!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You get the feeling that Duarte really doesn't like being in this position too much.
George Lu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duarte is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Lu is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Duarte has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Duarte trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duarte is trying to stand.
Lu cracks Duarte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Duarte that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lu landing strikes, looking to finish!

Duarte somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Lu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nicholas Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Duarte is pushing Lu's head away, looking to escape. Lu manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Lu stalls from top position.
Lu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Duarte's legs.
Duarte is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duarte down.
Duarte is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Lu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lu showed some decent athleticism there.

Duarte kicks Lu off and gets back to his feet.
Duarte fails with an attempt to clinch.
George Lu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duarte tries to clinch
enabling Lu to counter with a crisp jab.
Duarte is looking to clinch.
Duarte wants to clinch.

Lu gets a takedown into half guard.
Duarte taking some punishment here, with Lu in his half guard.
Duarte wants to get back to his feet.
Duarte is not content to let Lu control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu prevents Duarte from standing back up.
Duarte is refusing to be controlled, as Lu sits in half guard.
Duarte pushes Lu off looking to stand but Lu dives back in and keeps control.
Lu not doing much here.
Duarte is not content to let Lu control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because George Lu just wasn't active enough.
Duarte closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Duarte!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu with good strikes from the mount here!
Lu cracks Duarte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lu wants to control the pace but Duarte is squirming around nicely.
Lu punching from mount but Duarte doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Duarte is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lu lands a nice shot to the head.
Duarte is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu cracks Duarte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Duarte is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lu landing strikes from the mount.
Duarte is trying to stand.
Lu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duarte can do to turn this around?
Lu breaks from Duarte's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Duarte is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Duarte looks a forlorn figure.
Lu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duarte hang on?

That's four 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.

Duarte bucks Lu off and manages to get back to his feet!
The fight stays on the outside here - Duarte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lu keeps the fight on the outside.
Duarte darts in trying to clinch

and Lu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lu.
Duarte is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lu is controlling him.
Lu chips away with some ground and pound.
Duarte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Lu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Lu!