PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valentine's choice of entrance music: I Buy the Drugs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duarte
vs
Valentine

181 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte misses the shot to the body.
Duarte throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Duarte misses
and Valentine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Valentine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duarte. Duarte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duarte. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Duarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valentine tries to clinch up but Duarte circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine tries to clinch up
and Duarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duarte checks a low kick from Valentine.
Duarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Duarte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
Duarte tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Dick Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Duarte.
A punch combination from Valentine misses.
Duarte is looking to wear down Valentine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duarte misses with a straight left.
Duarte blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valentine.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Duarte circles away.
Duarte jabs at Valentine's body.
Valentine lands a really nice looking cross but Duarte seems unphased.
Duarte shoots in looking for a takedown but Valentine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duarte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Duarte.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duarte, pushing him back against the cage.
Duarte tries for a takedown. No joy.
Duarte goes for a takedown attempt but Valentine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte misses the shot to the body.
Duarte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valentine. Valentine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duarte misses with a body shot

and Valentine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Duarte gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Duarte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Duarte is looking for a kimura here.
Valentine gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is fighting to break Valentine's control of his arms but Valentine is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte throws a big right hand that misses.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
Duarte is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Duarte trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Duarte tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentine is retaining full guard.
Valentine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Duarte counters with a straight right hand.
Valentine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duarte closes the distance and clinches up with Valentine, looking for a takedown. Duarte pushes Valentine against the cage but Valentine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Valentine will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Duarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Duarte. Beautiful body shot.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.
Duarte throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Valentine throws a jab when Duarte was well out of range.
Duarte checks a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Duarte or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentine which made him look bad.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Duarte circles away.
Duarte shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentine throws a jab when Duarte was well out of range.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Duarte takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine tries to bum rush Duarte with a series of wild strikes but Duarte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Duarte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine looks to land a combination but Duarte avoids it well.
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duarte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Duarte as he connects with a hook.
Duarte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duarte has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duarte.
Duarte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duarte throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine counters with an inside leg kick.
Duarte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dick Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duarte missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duarte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valentine throws a jab when Duarte was well out of range.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Duarte punishes Valentine's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Valentine forces Duarte back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but Duarte avoids the damage to the body.
Valentine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentine misses with a knee to the head.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Duarte prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine gets underhooks to prevent Duarte's takedown attempt.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Duarte controls his hands.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Duarte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Valentine after a bit of a struggle.
Duarte is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valentine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Duarte is working for takedown but Valentine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valentine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Duarte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Duarte.
Valentine landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Valentine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duarte.
Duarte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentine.
Valentine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Valentine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Duarte is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Valentine to the mat. Valentine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Valentine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Valentine kicks Duarte off and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duarte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Duarte blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duarte.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duarte at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Valentine.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.

Valentine gets a clinch.
Dick Valentine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duarte has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Duarte avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Duarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Valentine.
Duarte can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Duarte gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valentine regains guard.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valentine pushes Duarte off and gets back to his feet.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.

Duarte looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Valentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marcos Duarte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duarte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is keen to just control but Valentine is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcos Duarte just wasn't active enough.
Duarte fails with a takedown attempt.
Duarte just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a shot to the body.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Duarte is out of range.
Duarte just misses with a punch to the body.
Duarte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duarte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Duarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duarte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duarte shoots for a takedown but Valentine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Valentine tries to clinch up.
Duarte lands with a slapping head kick.
Valentine is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Duarte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
Duarte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Valentine lands.

Duarte dives in and scores a takedown into Valentine's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine wants to get back to his feet but Duarte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marcos Duarte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duarte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valentine is keeping the position for now.
Dick Valentine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duarte with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Valentine.
I've got Valentine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Valentine!
After the big win, Dick Valentine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.