PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan has chosen Bitch!!! Where you been as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Best
vs
Duggan

190 cm
28
225 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

190 cm
30
204 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yster Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan misses with a two punch combination.
Duggan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Yster Best has been cut.
Duggan wants to land a leg kick but Best is out of range.
Duggan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Best looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duggan is fending him off so far but Best persists. Nope, Duggan circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Best is defended easily by Duggan.
Duggan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Best is out of range and Duggan settles back down.
Duggan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duggan.
Best takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duggan throws a nice looking combination but Best bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duggan looks to land a combination but Best avoids it well.
Duggan misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jim Duggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Best sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Best is defended easily by Duggan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yster Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggan throws a one two combo.
Duggan misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Best does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Best moved out of range.
Duggan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duggan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Best moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Best ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Duggan tries to bum rush Best with a series of wild strikes but Best uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Duggan as Best shoots in.
Duggan cracks the inside of Best's front leg.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Best. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Best feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Best wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Best engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Best stops Duggan from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Best has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Best controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Duggan pushes Best off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Duggan tries to sprawl but Best drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Best wants to pass the guard but Duggan is defending well.

Best is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duggan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Best.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Best is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Best looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Best is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duggan defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Duggan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yster Best's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duggan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Best tries for a takedown but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duggan misses with a wild combination.
Duggan throws a right and a left that Best avoids nicely.
Duggan misses with a looping right.
Duggan misses with a double jab.
Duggan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Best. That did some damage!
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duggan slaps away a takedown attempt from Best, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yster Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggan misses with a wild combination.
Best fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duggan cracks Best with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duggan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Best moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Best is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duggan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duggan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Best's head.
Duggan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Best fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duggan avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan fakes the leg kick and cracks Best in the body.
Best avoids the head kick by Duggan.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duggan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Best.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Best.
Best blocks a head kick by Duggan.
Duggan misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Duggan.
Duggan connects with an inside leg kick.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duggan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duggan throws a head kick that half lands.
Duggan throws a nice looking combination but Best bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duggan swings widly with a right hand

and Best counters with a shoot takedown. Duggan fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best chips away with some ground and pound.

Best drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Best jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duggan keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Best is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Duggan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Duggan has escaped and now he's on top!
Best will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Best is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duggan is aware though and is defending well.

Best is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duggan is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duggan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Duggan content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Best has locked up a guillotine! Best's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Duggan is holding on here and Best must be using up a lot of energy. Duggan has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Best gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yster Best!
Yster Best decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.