PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Klaat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pillz. Atlas Klaat told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Duke
vs
Klaat

215 cm
23
277 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

210 cm
26
278 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atlas Klaat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klaat.
An inside leg kick from Duke misses.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Klaat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Klaat.
Duke tries to clinch up but Klaat circles away and keeps his distance.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Klaat misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Klaat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klaat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from Klaat.
Duke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duke misses with a looping left.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Klaat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good leg kick by Duke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klaat misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
Duke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Klaat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klaat.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klaat manages to avoid it.
Klaat ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
A slow jab from Klaat misses its intended target.
Klaat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klaat blocks a low kick nicely.
Klaat misses with a wild body shot.
Klaat throws a jab but it's blocked by Duke.
Klaat misses with a shot to the body
and Duke counters with a stiff right hand.
Klaat lands with a nice body kick.
Klaat cracks the inside of Duke's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klaat, right into the meat.
Duke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klaat lands a glancing blow to the side of Duke's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klaat. That's going to slow Duke down.
A jab from Klaat misses.
Klaat throws a poor cross that misses
and Duke counters with a nice body shot.
Klaat connects with a looping right hand.
Klaat throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a straight right hand.
Klaat jabs at Duke's body.
Duke lands a right hook to the body.
Duke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke cracks Klaat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duke checks the leg kick.
Klaat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klaat avoids the head kick by Duke.
Klaat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with a low kick.
Duke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Atlas Klaat has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Klaat.
Klaat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duke. Duke obviously looking to wear him down.
Duke is looking to slow Klaat down with leg kicks.
Klaat scores with a nice head shot.
Duke throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klaat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duke has time to react.
Klaat moves out of range of the strikes.
Klaat misses with an uppercut. Duke saw that one coming.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke scores with a head kick. Klaat tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Duke misses with a low kick.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke takes a swing at Klaat's ribcage but misses.
Klaat scores with a jab to the body.
Klaat misses with a kick to the body.
Klaat works Duke's body with a nice hook.
Klaat lands a leg kick that knocks Duke off balance momentarily.
Duke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klaat lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duke will feel that in the morning.
Klaat tests Duke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duke lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Duke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Atlas Klaat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Atlas Klaat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Duke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klaat can pounce on him.
Duke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klaat on the side of the head.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Klaat.
Duke throws a hook but Klaat avoids it easily.
Klaat swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke avoids the head kick by Klaat.
Duke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klaat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Duke.
Duke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klaat is looking to chop away at Duke's legs.
Klaat thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klaat throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Klaat throws a wild body kick that Duke sees coming a mile off.
Klaat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duke misses with a hook to the body
and Klaat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Klaat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Klaat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Klaat is breathing heavily.
Duke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klaat.
Raoul Duke is winning the standup battle so far.
Duke with a hook.
Klaat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke checks a low kick from Klaat.
Duke connects with a crisp jab.
Klaat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses.
Klaat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klaat.
Klaat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
Duke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klaat misses the jab.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klaat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klaat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duke wants to clinch.
Klaat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klaat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Duke misses.
Klaat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke jabs at Klaat's body.
Klaat throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Klaat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klaat ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klaat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duke throws a hook but Klaat blocks it.
Klaat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
Klaat throws a leg kick but Duke moved away.
Duke throws a front kick aimed at Klaat's knee but Klaat avoids it well.
A low kick from Klaat is predictable there
and Duke counters with an outside leg kick.

Duke moves into the clinch.
Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klaat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klaat looking to slow down the pace here.
Duke lands an elbow that stopped Klaat in his tracks for a moment.
Duke misses with a knee to the head.
Duke lands a nice elbow.
Duke managing to block the knees to the body from Klaat.
Duke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duke lands an elbow inside that Klaat shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Klaat blocks an uppercut.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Klaat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice jab there from Duke.
Klaat works Duke's body with a nice hook.
Duke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duke misses with a looping left.
Klaat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duke circles away quickly and effectively.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klaat throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Duke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Klaat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duke connects with a jab.
Klaat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Klaat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Duke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klaat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke thows a leg kick but Klaat checks it
and Klaat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Klaat misses with a wild body shot.
Duke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klaat throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Duke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duke scores with a jab.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klaat.
Duke tests Klaat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duke connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klaat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duke finds it's way round the side to connect with Klaat's head.
Klaat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Klaat is rocked!
Good leg kick by Duke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klaat is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Klaat throws a jab but it's blocked by Duke.
Klaat seems to have recovered his senses.
Duke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klaat on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke tries to clinch there but Klaat circles away.
Klaat moves forwards but Duke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Klaat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Duke cracks Klaat on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Klaat falls backwards against the cage. Duke follows up with more strikes that drop Klaat to his knees. Duke keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Klaat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
Raoul Duke retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Raoul Duke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.