PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pascal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duran
vs
Pascal

192 cm
22
216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Pascal!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascal misses with a wild combination.
Duran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pascal takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like John Pascal has been cut.
Pascal throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran looks to throw the jab but Pascal is out of range.
Duran connects with a leg kick. Pascal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duran scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Duran tenderised Pascal's leg. Pascal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duran with a hook.
Duran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Pascal does no damage.
Duran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duran lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duran thumps Pascal with a low kick.
Pascal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Duran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Pascal moves away and avoids it.
Duran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pascal misses the jab.
Duran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pascal. That did some damage!

Duran closes the distance and clinches.
Duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pascals head.
Duran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pascal up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Duran.
Duran stalling.
A shot in the inside from Duran.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran can't find room to land a body shot as Pascal controls the action.
Duran is working Pascal over against the cage.
Pascal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Duran as the two fighters clinch.
Pascal lands with a light punch inside.
Pascal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pascal blocks it with crossed arms.
Pascal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Duran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duran lands a head shot.
A big left from Pascal misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascal defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.

Duran has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duran.
Duran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pascal up against the cage.
Duran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pascal looks gassed!
Duran scores with a shot to the side of Pascal's head.
Duran lands a shoulder strike.
Duran lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Duran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Duran as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duran taking a breather.
Pascal misses with some punches.
Duran lands a nice uppercut.
Duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pascal backwards.
Duran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pascal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pascal swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duran lands with a short shot to the head.
Duran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Pascal's cut.
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.

A swing and a miss from Pascal.
Duran lands a head shot.
Duran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pascal's hands.
Good standup being displayed there by Duran as he connects with a hook.
Pascal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pascal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pascal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jose Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran lands a really nice looking cross but Pascal seems unphased.
Duran scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pascal cracks Duran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duran scores with a nice body kick.
Jose Duran is winning the standup battle so far.

Duran has closed the distance and engaged Pascal in a clinch.
Duran just leaning against Pascal, taking a breather.
Pascal working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pascal backwards.
Jose Duran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pascal is trying to maintain a safe position but Duran gets an underhook and turns Pascal into the cage.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Duran presses Pascal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pascal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Duran - that landed with a thud.
Duran lands a knee to the head.
Pascal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duran lands a shoulder strike.
Duran's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran lands with a short shot to the head.
Duran lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pascal misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran lands with a right to the head.
Pascal misses with the head strike.
Duran lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pascal.
Duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pascals head.
Pascal taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.

That has opened up John Pascal's cut even more.
Pascal tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duran scores with a shot to the side of Pascal's head.
Duran lands a shot to the body.
Pascal is breathing heavily.
Duran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
Duran scores with a shot to the side of Pascal's head.
Duran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pascal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran slows down the pace here.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pascal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duran is working Pascal over against the cage.
Duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pascal throws a punch but it's blocked by Duran.
Duran lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

The cut above John Pascal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pascal letting Duran take a breather here.
Good body shot from Duran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
Duran lands a hook that snaps the head of Pascal backwards.
Duran is struggling to control the position.
Duran pushes Pascal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duran lands with a short shot to the head.

John Pascal's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Duran has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Pascal - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Duran, and another! Pascal is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jose Duran!
Jose Duran made sure to mention his sponsor, RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * in his post fight interview.