PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duff's entrance music is Ride of the valkyries. A fine choice. Gavin Duff looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Duff
vs
Bresnar

183 cm
27
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gavin Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lock Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duff gets a double leg takedown into Bresnar's guard.
Duff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Duff won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duff is looking to pass into half guard but Bresnar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bresnar is in guard.
Bresnar throwing strikes from guard but Duff blocks nicely.

Duff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bresnar defends it easily.
Bresnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bresnar connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bresnar stopping the sweep attempt from Duff.
Duff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duff tries to get out of the position.
Duff is breathing heavily.

Duff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bresnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duff has momentary wrist control but Bresnar slips an elbow through the middle.
Bresnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Duff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bresnar stands up over Duff, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bresnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bresnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bresnar trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bresnar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Duff is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duff working a defensive guard here.
Bresnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Bresnar distracts Duff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bresnar postures up.
Bresnar trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
Bresnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Duff has wrist control.
Bresnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bresnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Duff keeping full guard, as Bresnar tries to pass.
Bresnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bresnar throws a strike but Duff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bresnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duff wants to control from the top but Bresnar keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bresnar's head.
Duff throwing strikes from guard but Bresnar blocks nicely.
Duff trying to control but Bresnar is working from the bottom.
Duff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Gavin Duff wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Duff just misses with a punch to the body.

Bresnar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duff manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lock Bresnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Duff goes for a double leg but Bresnar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bresnar continues to drive forward.

Bresnar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Duff can't fight it off and eventually Bresnar manages to take the fight to the floor. Duff looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bresnar throws a strike but Duff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duff wants to get up but he can't break Bresnar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Duff won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duff trying to control but Bresnar is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gavin Duff.
Duff fails with a takedown attempt.
Gavin Duff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bresnar works Duff's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bresnar drives through with a takedown into Duff's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Duff keeping full guard, as Bresnar tries to pass.
Bresnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bresnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bresnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lock Bresnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bresnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bresnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bresnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Duff is rocked!
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Duff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Duff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bresnar is one step ahead there.
Bresnar working some strikes from top position.
Bresnar working some strikes from top position.
Bresnar works over Duff with some ground and pound from guard.
Bresnar arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Duff's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lock Bresnar!