PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ducal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Dengel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ducal
vs
Dengel

195 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Ducal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ducal checks it well.
Ducal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dengel closes the distance and clinches up with Ducal, looking for a takedown. Dengel pushes Ducal against the cage but Ducal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ducal misses with a double jab.
Dengel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul Dengel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ducal forces Dengel back against the cage and clinches.
Ducal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ducal stalling against the cage.
Dengel is trying to break the clinch but Ducal has him pressed against the cage.
Ducal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ducal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ducal tries for a takedown but Dengel manages to get underhooks.
Ducal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dengel backwards.
Ducal has Dengel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dengel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Ducal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ducal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Paul Dengel has been cut.
Dengel looks gassed!
Ducal prevents Dengel from breaking the clinch.
Ducal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dengel's face.
Dengel goes for a takedown attempt but Ducal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dengel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ducal swivels and escapes.

Ducal closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ducal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ducal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dengel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ducal jumps guard and drags Dengel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ducal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dengel distracts Ducal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dengel wants to control from the top but Ducal keeps moving.
Ducal wants to stand up but Dengel is controlling him.
Ducal trying to control the position here.
Dengel trying to control but Ducal is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducal is pulling down on Dengel's head. It's preventing any offense from Dengel, at least for the moment.
Dengel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dengel is looking to stand up but Ducal won't let him.
Ducal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dengel content to stall in guard here.
Dengel won't allow Ducal to sweep him here.
Dengel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Ducal manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel shoots in but no luck this time.
Ducal misses with a wild combination.

Ducal closes the distance and clinches.
Ducal scores with a knee to the head.
Ducal leaning against his opponent.
Dengel is trying to break the clinch but Ducal has him pressed against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ducal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dengel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ducal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dengel backwards.
Ducal stalling against the cage.
Ducal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ducal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ducal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dengel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dengel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dengel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dengel stalling against the cage.
Ducal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ducal misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dengel managing to block the knees to the body from Ducal.
Ducal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ducal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dengel is trying to break free.
Ducal lands an elbow inside.
Dengel fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ducal throws an elbow but misses.
Ducal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dengel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dengel is looking to break free of the clinch but Ducal has double underhooks.
Ducal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dengel tries to pull guard but Ducal holds him up against the cage and eventually Dengel drops back down to his feet.
Ducal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dengel blocks it with crossed arms.
Ducal blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dengel.

Dengel pulls guard.
Ducal trying to control the position from guard on top but Dengel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dengel working a defensive guard here.
Dengel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Ducal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Dengel'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.

Dengel throws a right and a left that Ducal avoids nicely.
Ducal throws a head kick that misses.
Dengel avoids the head kick by Ducal.
Dengel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ducal counters with a head kick. That will keep Dengel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dengel wants to clinch but Ducal slips to the side
and Ducal counters with a head kick. That will keep Dengel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Ducal has managed to clinch.
Dengel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ducal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dengel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ducal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ducal stalling against the cage.
Dengel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alan Ducal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Dengel.
Ducal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dengel's face.
Ducal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dengel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ducal has Dengel pushed against the cage.
Ducal has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dengel is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ducal.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alan Ducal.
Dengel tries for a takedown but Ducal circles away easily
and Ducal counters with a body kick.
Dengel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ducal but Ducal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ducal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ducal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dengel wants to clinch but Ducal slips to the side
and Ducal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Ducal has managed to clinch.
Ducal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ducal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dengel backwards.

Dengel is rocked!
Ducal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dengel is still on wobbly legs! Can Ducal finish him?

Ducal successfully pulls guard.
Ducal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Ducal had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dengel is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ducal Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dengel's back instead.
The referee is taking a good look at Dengel as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ducal!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducal has good solid back control here.
Dengel seems to have recovered his senses.
Ducal lands strikes to the head.
Dengel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ducal.
Ducal controls the position.
Dengel has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Dengel do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ducal missing with strikes.
Ducal trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dengel doesn't escape.
Dengel trying to control the hands but Ducal breaks the grip.
Ducal is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Alan Ducal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ducal lands a head kick!
Ducal misses with a few strikes there.
Alan Ducal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ducal swinging wilding here.
Ducal lands with a kick to the temple. Dengel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ducal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ducal scores with a leg kick.
Ducal throws a body punch but Dengel moves out of range.
Dengel has a takedown stuffed.

Ducal pushes Dengel up against the cage in a clinch.
Ducal has Dengel pushed against the cage.
Ducal lands a right hand.
Dengel tries to pull guard but Ducal won't allow it.
Ducal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dengel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ducal fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Ducal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Dengel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dengel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ducal misses the shot to the body.

Ducal clinches with his opponent.
Dengel tries to break the clinch but Ducal is controlling the position.

Dengel jumps into guard, dragging Ducal to the mat.
Dengel wants to improve his position but instead Ducal has moved into half guard.
Ducal trying to mount his opponent but Dengel defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dengel wants to control but Ducal is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ducal connects with a nice short shot to Dengel's temple.
Dengel is positioning himself well to prevent Ducal advancing to mount.
Dengel trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dengel wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ducal as he avoids it easily.
Ducal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dengel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Ducal has Dengel up against the cage in a clinch.
Dengel trying to land knees to the body.
Ducal stalling the fight.
Dengel tries to pull guard but Ducal won't allow it.
Alan Ducal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Dengel.
Ducal tries to land a knee to the head but Dengel blocks with his arms.
Dengel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ducal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dengel has had enough of the clinch but Ducal keeps him there for the moment.
Ducal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dengel looking for a takedown.
Ducal lands a nice elbow.
Ducal tries to land a knee to the head but Dengel blocks with his arms.
Ducal tries to land a knee to the head but Dengel blocks with his arms.
Dengel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dengel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dengel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dengel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ducal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dengel controls Ducal momentarily but Ducal frees himself.
Dengel looking for a sweep. Not yet Dengel, not yet.
Ducal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dengel wants to sweep but no luck.
Ducal wanted to stand there but Dengel had control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dengel wants to clinch up but Ducal keeps it at a distance.
Ducal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alan Ducal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ducal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ducal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dengel blocks it with crossed arms.
Ducal controlling the action here for a moment.
Ducal lands a nice knee to the body.
Ducal prevents Dengel from breaking the clinch.
Ducal misses with a knee strike.
Dengel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dengel wants to get back to striking at distance but Ducal won't allow it.
Dengel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ducal scores with a knee to the head.
Ducal crunches a lovely knee into Dengel's ribcage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ducal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ducal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ducal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dengel jumps guard but Ducal stands there with Dengel around his waist. Dengel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dengel jumps guard but Ducal stands there with Dengel around his waist. Dengel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dengel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ducal gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel wants to break free but Ducal has control.
Ducal tries to pull guard but Dengel won't allow it.
Dengel blocks the elbow strike.
Ducal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dengel up against the cage.
Ducal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dengel pushes off an throws an elbow but Ducal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ducal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ducal tries to land a knee to the head but Dengel blocks with his arms.
Ducal stalling the fight.

Ducal drags the fight down to the ground.
Dengel wants to stand but Ducal is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ducal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paul Dengel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dengel throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Ducal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ducal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Ducal!