PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeh Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Clould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeh Duarte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Duarte
vs
Clould

200 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeh Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Clould!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duarte has closed the distance and engaged Clould in a clinch.
Clould wants to take the fight to the mat but Duarte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte swings wildly with an uppercut but Clould uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clould is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Duarte.
Duarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
Duarte gets through Clould's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clould can't break the clinch.
Duarte is working Clould over against the cage.
Duarte misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duarte gets through Clould's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duarte scores with a shot to the side of Clould's head.
Duarte lands a nice shot to the body.
Duarte misses with some punches.
Duarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
Clould wants to break free but Duarte has control.
Clould blocking some punches.
Duarte tries to work over Clould's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike.
Duarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Clould manages to break the clinch.
Clould rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duarte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clould shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duarte pinned against the cage. Duarte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duarte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Guy Clould has been cut.
Zeh Duarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duarte fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Clould, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clould closes the distance and clinches up with Duarte, looking for a takedown. Clould pushes Duarte against the cage but Duarte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zeh Duarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Clould.
Clould misses the shot to the body.
Clould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Clould.
Duarte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duarte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duarte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clould rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duarte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clould stalks Duarte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duarte's face. Duarte staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Zeh Duarte has been cut.
Clould misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Duarte clinches up with Clould and pushes him back against the cage.
Clould tries to break the clinch but Duarte is controlling the position.
Duarte tries to throw a body punch but Clould avoids it by throwing Duarte back against the cage.
Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clould is trying to push Duarte away but Duarte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duarte.
Duarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Duarte.
Still in the clinch, Duarte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clould.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clould blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Duarte.
Clould blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
Duarte scores with a hook to the body.
Duarte lands an uppercut.
Duarte scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Duarte.
A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
Duarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duarte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duarte working aggressively here.
Clould wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clould prevents a body shot from Duarte.
A frustrated look appears on Clould's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Duarte.
Duarte tries a body shot but Clould blocks it.
Clould is trying to break the clinch but Duarte has him pressed against the cage.
Clould wants to break free but Duarte has control.
Clould has had enough of the clinch but Duarte keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Duarte.
Clould tries to circle away but Duarte has him pinned against the cage.
Duarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duarte lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Duarte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clould.
Duarte misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeh Duarte dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duarte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clould paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duarte closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Duarte clinches.
Clould wants to break free but Duarte has control.
Duarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clould is looking to break free of the clinch but Duarte has double underhooks.
Duarte pushes Clould back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clould.
Duarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clould's elbow.
Duarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Clould.

Clould pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duarte is looking to clinch.
Duarte stuffs the takedown attempt from Clould. Clould gets slowly back to his feet.
Clould keeps the fight on the outside.
Clould avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duarte moves out of range of the strikes.
Duarte looks to clinch
and Clould counters with a series of strikes. Duarte will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duarte circles away quickly and effectively.
Duarte throws a right hand that Clould ducks under and follows up with a left that Clould also avoids with ease.
Clould misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Clould.
Clould misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Duarte moves into range and clinches up with Clould.
Clould wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clould blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Duarte.
Clould has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duarte after a bit of a struggle.
Duarte misses with the head strike.
Duarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clould has had enough of the clinch but Duarte keeps him there for the moment.
Clould has had enough of the clinch but Duarte keeps him there for the moment.
Clould wants to get back to striking at distance but Duarte won't allow it.
Duarte misses with some punches.
Clould wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Clould backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duarte works on Clould's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clould is trying to push Duarte away but Duarte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clould is trying to force a seperation but Duarte has the dominant position.
Duarte is working Clould over against the cage.
Duarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clould's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Clould.
Duarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike.
Clould wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Duarte on the inside.
Duarte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clould is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duarte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zeh Duarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Clould.
Clould wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duarte has him pressed against the cage.
Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
Duarte misses with a punch on the inside.
Duarte pushes Clould back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duarte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clould blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duarte.
Duarte lands with a right to the head.
Duarte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duarte has Clould pressed against the cage, preventing Clould from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clould blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeh Duarte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
Clould blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duarte misses with the head strike.
Duarte misses with some punches.
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!
Duarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clould wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clould wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duarte lands with a light punch inside.
Clould is trying to force a seperation but Duarte has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Duarte fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeh Duarte dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Clould shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duarte is trying to defend but Clould finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Duarte is looking for a sweep. Clould is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clould stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clould trying to pass the guard but Duarte defending well.
Duarte wants to control but Clould is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clould thows a huge punch but Duarte dodges it nicely.
Duarte is staying active underneath Clould, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clould is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duarte defends it well.
Clould not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clould passes into side control, despite Duarte's attempt to control the position.
Duarte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clould is staying tight to Duarte's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Duarte on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duarte tries to get out of the position.
Clould in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould slows the pace down.
Clould trying to control the action but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Duarte avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clould.
Clould landing a few strikes.
Clould cracks Duarte with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Clould immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Duarte is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Clould!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Clould!