PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laszlo Arpad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duncan
vs
Arpad

220 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laszlo Arpad!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arpad throws a series of punches but Duncan avoids them all with ease.
Arpad throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.
Duncan misses with a takedown attempt - Arpad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arpad slaps away a takedown attempt from Duncan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duncan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arpad.
Arpad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laszlo Arpad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arpad misses with a combination
and Duncan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arpad swinging wildly here.
Duncan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duncan is defended easily by Arpad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arpad keeps the fight on the outside.
Arpad throws a right hand that Duncan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duncan also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpad fails to land with a series of punches.
Arpad fails to land with a series of punches.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duncan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Arpad throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.

Duncan clinches.
Duncan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Duncan tries to pull guard but Arpad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arpad is trying to break the clinch but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.

Arpad manages to break the clinch.
Duncan shoots in looking for a takedown but Arpad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duncan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duncan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arpad avoids it really well and circles away.
Duncan is breathing heavily.
Duncan shoots in and drives through. Arpad sprawls well.
A combination from Arpad does no damage.
Duncan dodges the punch combination from Arpad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duncan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Arpad. Those never looked like landing.
Duncan tries for a takedown but Arpad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arpad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arpad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arpad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arpad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duncan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arpad misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Arpad.
Laszlo Arpad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arpad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Duncan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Duncan catches Arpad right on the button with a cross.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duncan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arpad's knee momentarily.
Duncan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arpad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duncan somewhat.
Arpad misses with a series of wild punches.
Arpad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arpad wants it to stay on the feet.
Duncan dodges the punch combination from Arpad.
Arpad misses with a combination
and Duncan counters with a three punch combo that has Arpad backing up. Arpad nods at Duncan to acknowledge the strikes.
Arpad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Duncan clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arpad's efforts to push away.
Duncan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arpad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arpad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duncan lands with a short shot to the head.
Arpad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Arpad manages to break the clinch.
Arpad throws a left and a right that both miss

and Duncan moves into the clinch.
Duncan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Duncan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Duncan does no damage.
Arpad throws a nice looking combination but Duncan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arpad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duncan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Laszlo Arpad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duncan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arpad misses with a few strikes there.
Arpad throws a combination that misses
and Duncan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arpad's knee momentarily.

Duncan darts in and clinches Arpad up against the cage.
Duncan leaning against his opponent.
Duncan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arpad's efforts to push away.
Duncan lands an elbow that stopped Arpad in his tracks for a moment.
Arpad wants to break the clinch but can't.

Arpad breaks the clinch.
Arpad misses with a wild combination.
Arpad misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Arpad.
Arpad is breathing heavily.
Duncan wants to clinch up but Arpad keeps it at a distance.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination

and Duncan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan taking a breather.
Arpad wants to break free but Duncan has control.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arpad in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Duncan breaks from the clinch.
Duncan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duncan wants to clinch.
Arpad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duncan circles away quickly and effectively.
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination

and Duncan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Duncan manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Arpad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arpad stuffs the takedown.
Arpad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.
Duncan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arpad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duncan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arpad throws a combination that misses
and Duncan counters with a nice body shot.
Arpad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duncan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Arpad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duncan.
Arpad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arpad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Arpad misses.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arpad as he jumps to the side.
Duncan throws a sloppy head kick and Arpad moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Arpad. Those never looked like landing.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arpad as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Arpad does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duncan. That's going to slow Arpad down.
Nice takedown defense from Arpad. No joy for Duncan on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Arpad. Those never looked like landing.
Arpad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duncan circles away quickly and effectively.
Duncan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Duncan moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duncan.
Arpad throws a right hand that Duncan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duncan also avoids with ease.
Duncan wants to clinch up but Arpad keeps it at a distance.
Arpad throws a right hand that Duncan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duncan also avoids with ease.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown but Arpad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arpad misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arpad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Duncan gets a clinch.
Arpad tries to break free but Duncan pushes him back against the cage.

Duncan breaks from the clinch.
Arpad misses with a combination
and Duncan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arpad misses with a two punch combination.
Duncan tries to clinch there but Arpad circles away.
Arpad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duncan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duncan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arpad throws a combination that misses
and Duncan counters with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arpad falls off balance throwing a combination

and Duncan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Laszlo Arpad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Arpad misses with a two punch combination.
Arpad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arpad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arpad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arpad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arpad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duncan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Arpad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arpad as he avoids it easily.
Duncan shoots in looking for a takedown. Arpad tries to sprawl out of it but Duncan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arpad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duncan scores with the left hand. Arpad knows he should have avoided that one.
Arpad throws a series of punches but Duncan moves out of range.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arpad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arpad misses with the combination.
Arpad throws a combination that misses
and Duncan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arpad's knee momentarily.

Duncan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Arpad is trying to defend but Duncan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arpad wants to get back to his feet.
Duncan trying to control from half guard but Arpad is working away.
Arpad wants to get back to his feet.
Arpad tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Duncan manages to move to mount!
Arpad is trying to stand up.
Duncan punching from mount but Arpad doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpad is trying to stand.
Duncan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duncan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Duncan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arpad is controlling an arm, preventing Duncan from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arpad blocking the ground and pound.
Arpad's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Arpad is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Duncan won't let Arpad get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Duncan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Arpad because Duncan loaded up on that one.
Duncan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arpad is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arpad squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonny Duncan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laszlo Arpad.
I've got Arpad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laszlo Arpad!