PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke has chosen All Along The Watchtower as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rei
vs
Duke

187 cm
21
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
246 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Budo Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Rei is looking to slow Duke down with leg kicks.
Rei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Duke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rei counters with a head kick. That will keep Duke thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duke doesn't seem bothered though.
Duke walks into a jab.
Duke moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Rei.
Duke misses with the combination.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Duke takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Budo Rei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Rei blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Duke blocks the low kick.
A combination from Duke does no damage.
Jab from Rei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Duke looks gassed!
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Rei lands but Duke takes it in his stride.

It looks like Raoul Duke has been cut.
Budo Rei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duke misses with a wild combination.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duke. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rei pushes Duke away with a front kick.
Rei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Rei throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rei. Duke shrugs it off though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rei - that will leave a mark!
Duke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke moves out of range as Rei throws a body kick.
Rei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Rei.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rei lands a nice looking body kick.
Rei lands a nice shot to the body.
Rei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rei.
Duke blocks the body kick.
Rei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rei scores with a push kick.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid body kick from Rei.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei scores with a kick to the body.
Duke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rei.
Duke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Duke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rei. Rei obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Rei slams his shin into Duke's torso.
Rei is looking to land body kicks.
Rei digs a good body shot into Duke's ribs.
Rei throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duke's head.
Rei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rei lands a nice looking body kick.
Duke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rei.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rei cracks a nice hook into Duke's ribs.
Rei scores with a nice body kick.
Duke blocks a head kick by Rei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei throws a leg kick but Duke moved away.
Rei misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Duke. Those never looked like landing.
Rei scores with a kick to the body.
Duke avoids the head kick by Rei.
Rei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duke under the eye.
Duke digs a good hook to Rei's body.
Rei throws a shot to the body.
Duke needs to keep his hands up - Rei had a free shot at his head there.
Rei scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Rei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rei lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Budo Rei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raoul Duke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rei scores with a leg kick.
Budo Rei is winning the standup battle so far.
Rei throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Rei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rei misses with a head kick.
Rei looks to land a body kick but Duke moved away.
Duke ducks right into an uppercut from Rei.
Duke misses with a wild combination.
Rei misses with a kick to the body.
Rei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duke throws a right and a left that Rei avoids nicely.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duke can do to turn this around?
Duke is breathing heavily.
Rei lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Duke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rei has got the better of the exchanges.
Rei misses with a body kick.
Duke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but Rei shows good takedown defense.
Raoul Duke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rei tests Duke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rei lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei lands with a shot to the body.
Rei throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
Duke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rei throws the kick towards the body but Duke avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duke walks into a left hand.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rei lands a front kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Rei slams his shin into Duke's torso.
Duke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Rei.
Duke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
Rei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duke will feel that in the morning.
Rei digs a good hook to Duke's body.
A good leg kick by Rei.
Rei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rei scores with a hook to the body. Duke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rei.
Duke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
Rei lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rei throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Rei.
Rei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rei throws a head kick that half lands.
Rei feints and then cracks Duke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duke down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rei connects with a crisp jab.
Duke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Duke back to the cage. Rei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Duke misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Duke. Those never looked like landing.
Rei lands a high kick!
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rei.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rei.
Duke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duke throws a right and a left that Rei avoids nicely.
Rei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rei scores with a leg kick.
Duke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duke circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Rei - just one landing.
A combination from Duke does no damage.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Budo Rei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raoul Duke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Rei.
Rei misses with a jab to the body
and Duke counters with a left and a right that stings Rei.
Rei takes a swing at Duke's ribcage but misses.

Duke drives through with a takedown into Rei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Rei is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duke defends well.
Duke throws a strike but Rei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rei preventing the sweep.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei wants to stand but Duke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke working a defensive guard here.
Duke wants to sweep but no luck.
Rei trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Duke trying to keep a closed guard but Rei is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Duke tests Rei's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Rei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duke.
Duke shoots in but Rei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duke throws a leg kick that misses.
Rei throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei lands a jab-cross combination.
Rei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duke backs up against the cage.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rei.
Rei misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rei scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Rei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rei lands with a right hand.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rei.
Duke has a takedown stuffed.
Rei scores with a leg kick.
Rei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rei looks for the body kick but Duke saw that one coming.
Rei throws a leg kick but Duke checks it.
Duke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke walks into a straight right hand from Rei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Rei throws a lazy right hand but Duke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rei.
Rei stuffs the takedown.
Budo Rei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Duke.
Rei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rei jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rei displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raoul Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei misses with a body shot.
Rei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Budo Rei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rei lands a leg kick that knocks Duke off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Budo Rei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rei, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budo Rei!
Budo Rei took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Adam's NORTHERN WILD $10 Sale for their support in the buildup to the fight.