PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abrafo Cadoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has chosen Down with the Sickness as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cadoc
vs
Duffy

195 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abrafo Cadoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cadoc moves away.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cadoc is just out of range.
Duffy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cadoc manages to avoid it.
Duffy misses with a wild body shot.
Duffy misses with a body shot.
Cadoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cadoc tries to clinch up.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadoc throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily.
Duffy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duffy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duffy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cadoc rather than just go for the knockout.

Cadoc closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Duffy quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cadoc wants to control but Duffy is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duffy gets back to full guard.
Cadoc trying to control the position from guard on top but Duffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadoc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cadoc wanted to stand there but Duffy had control of the position.
Duffy is pulling down on Cadoc's head. It's preventing any offense from Cadoc, at least for the moment.
Cadoc trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duffy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Duffy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy throws a big right hand that misses.
Duffy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duffy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Cadoc shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duffy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cadoc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cadoc stopping the sweep attempt from Duffy.
Duffy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cadoc manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to free his leg and advance position but Cadoc is retaining full guard.
Duffy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duffy stops Cadoc from standing up.
Duffy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Duffy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy slows the pace down.
Duffy lands a nice forearm strike.
Cadoc on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duffy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cadoc is avoiding damage well.
Cadoc is looking to regain half guard here but Duffy keeps moving and retains side control.
Duffy is looking to take a break and control but Cadoc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duffy lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Duffy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cadoc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duffy is fending him off so far but Cadoc persists. Nope, Duffy circles away and we're back to standing.

Cadoc rushes Duffy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duffy can't find room to land a body shot as Cadoc controls the action.
Cadoc fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duffy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Duffy can't find room to land a body shot as Cadoc controls the action.

Cadoc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Duffy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Duffy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Duffy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cadoc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cadoc wants to get back to full guard.
Cadoc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duffy is working away from the top position though.
Duffy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cadoc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cadoc tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadoc is trying to stand up here but Duffy is controlling him well.
Cadoc has hold of Duffy's hands but Duffy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cadoc is in trouble now - Duffy has advanced to mount!
Cadoc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duffy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duffy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Duffy wants to control the pace but Cadoc is squirming around nicely.
Duffy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duffy landing strikes from the mount and Cadoc is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cadoc can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duffy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cadoc?
Duffy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Duffy controlling from mount.
Duffy working Cadoc over with strikes here.
Duffy working the ground and pound effectively.
Duffy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Duffy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cadoc looks a forlorn figure.
Duffy with a couple of short strikes.
Duffy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cadoc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duffy on the ground.
Duffy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cadoc is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy controlling from mount.
Cadoc is in a horrible position here. Duffy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Duffy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cadoc is in a horrible position here. Duffy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Duffy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Duffy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duffy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cadoc is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy scoring with strikes but Cadoc is staying in there.
Duffy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Duffy lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Duffy with shots to the head and body - Cadoc looks very uncomfortable down there.
Duffy with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duffy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Cadoc is rocked!
Cadoc is looking to improve his position but Duffy isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Cadoc is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duffy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A big strike lands for Duffy! That's really hurt Cadoc and he's turned his back - Duffy keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Duffy jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Duffy!
Mikey Duffy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.