PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Costanza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Do the Opposite. Duke has chosen Pink Floyd - Money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Costanza
vs
Duke

188 cm
22
202 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

182 cm
26
191 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randolph Duke!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanza avoids the body shot from Duke.
Duke lands a nice hook to Costanza's body. Costanza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Costanza scores with a leg kick.
Duke drops his hands momentarily and Costanza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duke keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Duke misses.
Costanza slips a jab from Duke.
Duke keeps the fight on the outside.
Duke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Costanza checks it well.
Costanza lands a front kick.
Costanza slaps away a takedown attempt from Duke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costanza was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Costanza tries to clinch up but Duke circles away and keeps his distance.
Duke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costanza's waist but Costanza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duke off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duke's hands.
Costanza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duke misses with a straight left.
Costanza's corner calls for a 1-2. Costanza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duke throws a leg kick which misses Costanza's front leg but catches the back leg as Costanza tries to avoid it.
Duke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costanza. Costanza obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costanza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duke looks gassed!
Costanza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costanza scores with a kick to the midsection.
Costanza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Costanza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Costanza misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Costanza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza scoring well with a low kick there.
Costanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Duke circles away.

Costanza clinches.
Costanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Duke won't want to take too many of those.
Costanza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Costanza misses with a body punch.
Costanza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duke trying to stall but Costanza improves his position.
Costanza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Costanza misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duke up against the cage.
Costanza prevents Duke from breaking the clinch.
Costanza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Costanza tries to land a knee to the head but Duke blocks with his arms.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costanza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costanza misses with some punches.
Costanza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Costanza lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanza lands an elbow inside that Duke shrugs off.
Costanza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Costanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Costanza scores with a shot to the side of Duke's head.
Duke looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Costanza.
Costanza blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Costanza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Costanza clinches up against the cage.
Duke takes a knee right on the jaw!

Duke ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Duke no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Duke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Costanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke looking for a sweep. Not yet Duke, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Costanza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Duke throws a right hand that Costanza ducks under and follows up with a left that Costanza also avoids with ease.
Costanza is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniel Costanza is winning the standup battle so far.
Costanza throws a leg kick but Duke checks it.
Costanza throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Duke blocks the low kick.
Daniel Costanza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Duke is predictable there
and Costanza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Costanza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Costanza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duke swings for the body but Costanza moves out of range.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costanza was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Duke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duke there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke dives in and grabs Costanza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Costanza pushes down on Duke's head and hops out.
Duke is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke swats away the attempt to clinch by Costanza.
Costanza keeps Duke at a distance using the push kick.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Costanza tries to clinch but Duke is having none of it.
Duke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Costanza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duke. That did some damage!
Duke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Costanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Duke circles away.

Costanza closes the distance and pushes Duke back into the cage.
Duke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duke blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza is leaning against Duke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duke blocks a body shot from Costanza.
Daniel Costanza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Costanza cracks Duke with a nice body shot.

Costanza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Costanza.
Costanza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Costanza tries to clinch but Duke is having none of it.
Duke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Costanza can pounce on him.
Costanza throws a head kick that half lands.
Duke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Costanza rather than just go for the knockout.
Costanza scores with a leg kick.

Costanza moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanza lands a big knee! That's hurt Duke! Oh, he's all over the place! Costanza lands another knee that sends Duke to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Costanza!