PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Snuffed Out by Streetlife. Washington has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Washington
vs
The Duke

185 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
20
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John The Duke!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Duke tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
The Duke tries to clinch up.
The Duke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Duke wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.

The Duke has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
The Duke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Washington.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
The Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from The Duke.

It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
The Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Duke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Washington is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Duke lands a knee to the head.
The Duke scores with a knee to the head.
The Duke landing knees to the head.
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from The Duke.
The Duke lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.

Leonard Washington's cut is getting worse.
The Duke landing knees to the body.
The Duke lands a shoulder strike.

Washington is rocked!
The Duke creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Washington's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Washington drops to his knees and The Duke pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John The Duke!
John The Duke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.