PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bat Country - Avenge Sevenfold. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duke
vs
Willis

195 cm
29
270 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

187 cm
29
230 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Willis!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Willis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Rico Willis has been cut.
Duke is trying to break free.
Duke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Duke misses with the head strike.
Duke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Duke has a couple of punches blocked by Willis.
Willis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Raoul Duke has been cut.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Duke working hard to break the clinch.

Duke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willis tries a head kick but it misses.
Duke stalks Willis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Willis's face. Willis staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Duke blocks the low kick.

Duke feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Willis sprawling to the canvas! Willis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Duke finish him?!

Willis is rocked!

That has opened up Rico Willis's cut even more.
Duke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Willis is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Rico Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke misses with an uppercut
and Willis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Duke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Willis seems to have recovered his senses.
Duke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Willis is able to avoid easily.
Duke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Willis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duke thumps Willis with a low kick.
Willis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Willis.
Willis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duke's head.
OH! Willis has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Duke smells blood and charges in for the finish! Duke unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Willis sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raoul Duke!
Raoul Duke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.