PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Rance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Kerby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rance
vs
Kerby

178 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Rance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Kerby!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rance moves to clinch but Kerby breaks away
and Kerby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Rance moves into the clinch.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kerby blocks it.
Rance tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerby avoids the damage to the body.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerby avoids it.
Kerby is pushing Rance up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kerby looking to slow down the pace here.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rance lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gregory Kerby has been cut.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kerby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerby has had enough of the clinch but Rance keeps him there for the moment.
Kerby is struggling to control the position.

Kerby manages to break the clinch.
Kerby swats away the attempt to clinch by Rance.
Rance tries to clinch up.
Rance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kerby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerby scores with a jab. Rance acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kerby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rance blocks a jab.
Rance takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rance tries to clinch up but Kerby circles away and keeps his distance.
Rance walks into a jab.
Kerby lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerby swats away the attempt to clinch by Rance.

Rance clinches with his opponent.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kerby blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerby is looking to break free of the clinch but Rance has double underhooks.
Kerby is trying to maintain a safe position but Rance gets an underhook and turns Kerby into the cage.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Kerby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerby wants to break free but Rance has control.
Rance stops a takedown attempt from Kerby.
Rance missing with knees to the body.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kerby blocks it.
Rance scores with a knee to the head.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rance misses with a knee strike.

Kerby wants the takedown. Rance is fighting it off but Kerby persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rance's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kerby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kerby gets to his feet - Rance follows without any prompting.
Rance moves to clinch but Kerby breaks away
and Kerby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duke Rance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rance doesn't manage to clinch there - Kerby circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Duke Rance will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregory Kerby's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kerby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rance.
Kerby misses with a looping left.
Rance tries to clinch there but Kerby circles away.
Rance on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kerby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kerby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rance wants to clinch but Kerby slips to the side
and Kerby counters with a straight right hand.
Kerby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rance moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rance tries to clinch there but Kerby circles away.
Rance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerby paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rance moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kerby is trying to break free.
Kerby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerby blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rance as Kerby tries to tie him up.
Rance tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerby avoids the damage to the body.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerby blocks it with crossed arms.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kerby blocks it.
Duke Rance has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Kerby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rance wants to clinch but Kerby slips to the side
enabling Kerby to counter with a crisp jab.
Rance doesn't manage to clinch there - Kerby circles away.
Rance doesn't manage to clinch there - Kerby circles away.
Kerby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rance in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerby sizes up Rance with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rance fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rance closes the distance and clinches.
Kerby wants to break free but Rance has control.
Kerby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Kerby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerby blocks it with crossed arms.
Kerby has had enough of the clinch but Rance keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerby is working for takedown but Rance is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kerby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerby is trying to drag Rance to the mat but Rance just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Kerby blocks with his arms.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.

Kerby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kerby keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerby scores with a hook.
Kerby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kerby scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Duke Rance will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregory Kerby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerby.
Kerby keeps the fight on the outside.
Kerby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rance.
Kerby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duke Rance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerby circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kerby counters by clinching up.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Kerby is trying to break the clinch but Rance has him pressed against the cage.
Kerby controlling the action here for a moment.
Rance lands a knee to the body.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerby working hard to break the clinch.
Rance missing with knees to the body.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerby blocks it with crossed arms.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Rance.
Kerby tries to break the clinch but Rance is controlling the position.
Kerby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rance is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerby avoids it.
Kerby wants to take the fight to the mat but Rance manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance working Kerby over with knees to the body.
Kerby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Duke Rance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Kerby.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rance has him pressed against the cage.
Kerby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rance after a bit of a struggle.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kerby is looking for a takedown.
Rance lands a good knee to the midsection. Kerby won't want to take too many of those.
Kerby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kerby blocks it.
Kerby avoiding damage as Rance throws knees to the body.
Rance tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerby avoids the damage to the body.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kerby is blocking nicely.
Kerby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Kerby blocks with his arms.

Kerby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rance doesn't manage to clinch there - Kerby circles away.
Gregory Kerby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rance wants to clinch
and Kerby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rance walks into a stiff left hand from Kerby.
Kerby might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kerby throws a head kick but Rance moves out of range.
Kerby throws out a powerful jab.
Kerby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rance circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gregory Kerby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rance tries to clinch there but Kerby circles away.
Duke Rance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerby swats away the attempt to clinch by Rance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Rance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Duke Rance!