PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Duendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar James Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Duendes
vs
James Ardona

178 cm
25
148 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Duendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar James Ardona!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duendes throws a body punch but Ardona moves out of range.
Duendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ardona circles away quickly and effectively.
Duendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duendes misses with a straight left.
Duendes tries to clinch but Ardona is having none of it.

Duendes instigates a clinch.
Duendes tries to throw a body punch but Ardona avoids it by throwing Duendes back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duendes.

Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duendes just misses with a punch to the body.
Duendes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ardona.
Ardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duendes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duendes lands a right hook to the body.
Ardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Duendes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardona avoids the body shot from Duendes.
Ardona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardona tries to bum rush Duendes with a series of wild strikes but Duendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Duendes clinches.

Duendes manages to break the clinch.
Duendes moves in looking to clinch but Ardona pushes him off.
Duendes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ardona connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duendes scrambles back to his feet.
Duendes staying out of range there.
Ardona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duendes looks to land a combination but Ardona avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ardona looks to score with a jab to the body but Duendes is just out of range.
Duendes misses the shot to the body.
Ardona throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duendes.
Duendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duendes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ardona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Duendes.
Duendes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ardona to counter with a crisp jab.
Duendes tries to bum rush Ardona with a series of wild strikes but Ardona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duendes throws a series of punches but Ardona moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardona tries to bum rush Duendes with a series of wild strikes but Duendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ardona misses with a few strikes there.
Duendes wants to clinch up but Ardona keeps it at a distance.
Duendes is looking to clinch.
Ardona connects with a jab.
Duendes blocks a jab.

Duendes moves into the clinch successfully.
Duendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duendes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Duendes breaks the clinch.
Duendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ardona moves away.
Duendes misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardona looks to land a combination but Duendes avoids it well.
Ardona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ardona throws a shot from downtown. Duendes moves away and avoids it.
Duendes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duendes lands a nice shot to the body.
Ardona misses with an uppercut.
Ardona misses with a series of wild punches.
Duendes swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Duendes has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Duendes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Duendes wants to clinch up but Ardona keeps it at a distance.
Duendes tries to bum rush Ardona with a series of wild strikes but Ardona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardona dodges the punch combination from Duendes.
Duendes throws a right and a left that Ardona avoids nicely.
Duendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ardona manages to avoid it.
Ardona throws a right hand that Duendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Duendes also avoids with ease.
Duendes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duendes scores with a three punch combo!
Ardona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duendes swings for the body but Ardona moves out of range.
Duendes misses with a series of wild punches.
Duendes misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duendes rushes Ardona and presses him up against the cage.
Ardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Duendes manages to break the clinch.
Tommy Duendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duendes works Ardona's body with a nice hook.

Duendes clinches up with Ardona and pushes him back against the cage.
Ardona is looking to break free of the clinch but Duendes has double underhooks.
Duendes lands a body shot in the clinch.

Duendes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Duendes misses with an uppercut. Ardona saw that one coming.
A combination from Duendes does no damage.
Duendes is looking to wear down Ardona with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duendes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ardona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Duendes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Duendes on the inside.
Duendes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duendes is working Ardona over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Duendes.
Duendes lands a body shot.
Ardona is breathing heavily.

Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duendes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ardona throws a right and a left that Duendes avoids nicely.

Duendes takes the fight into the clinch.

Duendes breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duendes scores with a body shot.
Duendes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ardona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duendes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ardona counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Duendes!
Ardona dodges the punch combination from Duendes.
Tommy Duendes is winning the standup battle so far.
Duendes throws a series of punches but Ardona moves out of range.
Ardona looks to land a combination but Duendes avoids it well.
Duendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duendes looks to land a right hand but Ardona moved out of range.
Tommy Duendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duendes fails to land with a series of punches.

Duendes moves into the clinch successfully.
Duendes cracks Ardona with a nice body shot.
Ardona misses with some punches.
Ardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Duendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ardona wants to get back to striking at distance but Duendes won't allow it.

Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duendes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ardona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ardona tries to keep at a distance but Duendes has taken the fight into the clinch.

Duendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ardona throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ardona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ardona tries to keep at a distance but Duendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Duendes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ardona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Ardona. Those never looked like landing.
Duendes ducks under a wild hook from Ardona.

Ardona tries to keep at a distance but Duendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duendes lands with a right to the head.
Ardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Duendes.
Tommy Duendes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duendes blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Duendes - that landed with a thud.
Ardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Duendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duendes scores with a hook to the body.
Duendes lands with a short shot to the head.
Duendes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duendes is leaning against Ardona and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ardona throws a head punch that misses.
Ardona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardona misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Duendes.
Duendes lands a hook that snaps the head of Ardona backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ardona.
Ardona tries to circle away but Duendes has him pinned against the cage.
Duendes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duendes keeps control of Ardona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duendes lands a shot to the body.
Ardona is looking to break free of the clinch but Duendes has double underhooks.
Duendes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ardonas head.
Duendes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Duendes as the two fighters clinch.
Duendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Duendes.
Duendes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Duendes on the inside.
Duendes pushes Ardona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duendes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ardonas head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardona is trying to break the clinch but Duendes is controlling him.
Ardona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ardona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Duendes manages to break the clinch.

Duendes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Duendes on the inside.

Ardona is rocked!
Duendes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ardona is still on wobbly legs! Can Duendes finish him?
Ardona is trying to break the clinch but Duendes has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duendes.
Duendes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Duendes manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Ardona 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Duendes darts in and clinches Ardona up against the cage.
Duendes lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duendes.
Ardona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duendes pushes Ardona against the cage. Duendes is working some dirty boxing. Duendes pushes off with a quick right hook! Ardona goes down! Ardona tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Duendes moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Duendes!
An out of breath Tommy Duendes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.