PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fuego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Duncan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Duncan
vs
Fuego

211 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dante Fuego!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuego circles away.
Duncan tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Fuego misses.
Duncan tries to clinch but Fuego moves out of range.
Duncan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dante Fuego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duncan wants to clinch.
Fuego misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan tries to clinch but Fuego is having none of it.
Duncan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan tries to clinch up.
Duncan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuego.
Duncan wants to clinch up but Fuego keeps it at a distance.
Fuego misses with a wild combination.
Duncan slips under a jab.
Duncan moves in looking to clinch but Fuego pushes him off.
Fuego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duncan is looking to clinch but Fuego is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duncan wants to clinch up but Fuego keeps it at a distance.
Fuego misses with a head kick.
Fuego circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuego throws a shot from downtown. Duncan moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duncan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duncan is looking to clinch but Fuego is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duncan has time to react.
Duncan tries to clinch up.
Fuego swats away the attempt to clinch by Duncan.
Duncan tries to clinch up.
Fuego lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duncan tries to clinch up.
A choreographed right hand from Fuego misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuego misses with a few strikes there.
Fuego fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fuego tries to clinch but Duncan moves out of range.
Fuego throws a sloppy head kick and Duncan moves out of range easily.
Duncan tries to clinch but Fuego moves away
and Fuego counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duncan tries to clinch but Fuego moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Fuego dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fuego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.
Fuego keeps the fight on the outside.
Duncan avoids a kick to the body.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuego circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fuego holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuego is trying to break the clinch but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Fuego wants to get back to striking at distance but Duncan won't allow it.
Fuego wants to get back to striking at distance but Duncan won't allow it.
Fuego is looking to control Duncan's arms but Duncan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fuego has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuego takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuego tries to pull guard but Duncan holds him up against the cage and eventually Fuego drops back down to his feet.
Fuego takes a knee right on the jaw!

Fuego is rocked!
Fuego wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Fuego tries to break the clinch but Duncan is controlling the position.
Duncan landing knees to the head.
Fuego is still on wobbly legs! Can Duncan finish him?
Fuego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fuego is breathing heavily.
Fuego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fuego seems to have recovered his senses.
Duncan with a knee to the head.
Duncan prevents Fuego from breaking the clinch.
Fuego is trying to break the clinch but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.

Duncan lands a big knee to the head and Fuego goes down! Duncan is looking to finish!
Fuego is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fuego is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fuego is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Duncan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan wants to stand up but Fuego has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Duncan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuego on the ground.

Fuego makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fuego circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuego counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuego misses with a few strikes there.
Fuego misses the jab.
Duncan tries to clinch up
and Fuego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duncan slips a jab and a cross from Fuego.
Duncan wants to clinch
letting Fuego counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duncan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fuego counters with a two punch combo.
Duncan looks to clinch
and Fuego counters with a big head kick but Duncan shrugs it off.
Fuego's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fuego duly obliges.
Fuego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fuego takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Fuego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Duncan clinches but Fuego breaks the clinch

and Fuego holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fuego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuego wants to break free but Duncan has control.
Fuego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuego is trying to break the clinch but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Duncan prevents Fuego from breaking the clinch.
Duncan misses with a knee strike.
Duncan scores with a knee to the head.
Fuego is trying to break the clinch but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duncan connects with a knee to the head.
Duncan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuego lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fuego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fuego can't break the clinch.
Fuego can't get the takedown.
Fuego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan with a knee to the head.
Fuego goes for a takedown in the clinch but Duncan prevents it.
Fuego takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuego wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fuego has had enough of the clinch but Duncan keeps him there for the moment.
Duncan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Fuego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuego looks to score with a jab to the body but Duncan is just out of range.
Fuego shoots in but Duncan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Derrick Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Fuego.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuego swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fuego fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fuego lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duncan defending well as Fuego loads up on a big left hand.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuego misses with the combination.
Duncan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A choreographed right hand from Fuego misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuego circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Fuego counter with a right hand.
Fuego circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fuego moves into the clinch.
Duncan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuego lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fuego wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duncan scores a nice knee to the body.
Fuego is looking to break free of the clinch but Duncan has double underhooks.
Duncan connects with a knee to the head.
Fuego takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duncan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duncan keeps control of Fuego as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuego wants to get back to striking at distance but Duncan won't allow it.
Fuego is trying to break free.
Fuego has had enough of the clinch but Duncan keeps him there for the moment.
Fuego takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuego is looking to break free of the clinch but Duncan has double underhooks.
Duncan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Duncan landing knees to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duncan landing knees to the head.
Fuego wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Derrick Duncan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duncan throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Fuego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fuego 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Fuego!