PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by All Along The Watchtower. Bomb has chosen Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Duke
vs
Bomb

195 cm
26
246 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

198 cm
21
225 lbs
8 - 2 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
Duke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bomb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bomb throws a hook to the side of Duke's head but Duke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bomb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bomb misses with a hook.

Duke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke wants to take a breather but Bomb is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke trying to pass the guard but Bomb defending well.
Duke trying to control the pace.
Duke moves nicely into side control.
Bomb really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duke taking a breather here.
Duke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duke is looking to take a break and control but Bomb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duke staying calm.
Bomb dodges the ground and pound from Duke.
Duke is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bomb's shoulder. That is not cool.
Duke has control of an arm but Bomb manages to advance to Duke's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bomb's guard. Nice work there by Duke.
Duke content to stall in guard here.
Duke tries to free his leg and advance position but Bomb is retaining full guard.
Duke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Duke gets a clinch.
Bomb looking to throw knees to the head but Duke is blocking nicely.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bombs head.
Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Bomb.

It looks like Raoul Duke has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Bomb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duke takes a swing at Bomb's ribcage but misses.
Bomb throws a chopping leg kick but Duke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duke jabs at Bomb's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke slips a jab from Bomb.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duke's calf.
Duke scores with a sloppy right hand. Bomb should have avoided that one.
Bomb lands a really nice looking cross but Duke seems unphased.
Duke throws a good cross that connects.
Bomb throws a leg kick but Duke moved away.
Duke throws an overhand right that lands on Bomb's shoulder, as Bomb tries to avoid the shot.
Bomb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duke.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bomb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
James Bomb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bomb tries a low kick but Duke avoids it.
Duke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bomb.
Bomb misses with a series of wild punches.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Duke lands with a shot to the body.
James Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses.
Duke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bomb counters with a nice leg kick.
Duke connects with an inside leg kick.
Bomb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duke can pounce on him.
Bomb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bomb sprawls well. Bomb wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duke gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duke is defended easily by Bomb.
Duke dives in and grabs Bomb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bomb pushes down on Duke's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb avoids the head kick by Duke.
Duke is looking to wear down Bomb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bomb.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 20:18
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!