PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Duuket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Duuket
vs
El Toro

185 cm
28
198 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
194 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Duuket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro tries for a takedown but Duuket circles away easily
and Duuket counters with a one-two to the body.
Duuket has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
El Toro throws a body punch but Duuket moves out of range.
Duuket throws a solid leg kick but El Toro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duuket.
El Toro throws a right hand that misses

and Duuket counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in El Toro's guard now.
El Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

El Toro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duuket defends it easily.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Duuket postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duuket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El Toro keeping full guard, as Duuket tries to pass.
El Toro wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duuket makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duuket trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duuket passes into half guard.

El Toro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duuket throwing shots but El Toro is blocking nicely.
Duuket is pressing down on El Toro's thigh, looking to free his foot. El Toro is holding on for now.
Duuket 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.
Duuket performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Duuket throws a strike but El Toro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duuket preventing the sweep.
El Toro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Duuket content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duuket looking to pass the guard.
Duuket engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duuket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duuket gets full guard.
El Toro trying to control but Duuket is working from the bottom.

Duuket has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw El Toro working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
El Toro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duuket is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Duuket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Duuket looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Toro distracts Duuket with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Toro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Toro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Duuket looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duuket is keeping the position for now.
Duuket wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Duuket dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

El Toro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
El Toro takes one on the button.

Duuket bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kenny Duuket overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Duuket is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. El Toro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Duuket working away.
El Toro is trying to get back to half guard.
El Toro manages to get back to half guard.
Duuket throwing shots but El Toro is blocking nicely.
Duuket wants to pass the guard but El Toro is defending well.
Duuket moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro is trying to get back to half guard.
Duuket tries to move into full mount but can't pass El Toro's legs.
El Toro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Duuket tries for a kimura but El Toro is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Duuket.
Duuket trying to control the action but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Duuket works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
El Toro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duuket wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duuket scores with a couple of short elbows.
Duuket working the ground and pound from side control.
Duuket trying to control the action but El Toro is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro gets back to half guard.
Duuket seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El Toro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
El Toro regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Duuket.
El Toro keeping full guard, as Duuket tries to pass.
El Toro looking for a sweep. Not yet El Toro, not yet.
Duuket throwing strikes but missing.
Duuket wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duuket stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Toro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duuket wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Duuket stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Toro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duuket trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Duuket passes into half guard.

Duuket is working for a kimura but El Toro is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Duuket dominated that second round.
That's time! Duuket's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

El Toro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Toro tests Duuket's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Kenny Duuket has been cut.
Duuket slips a jab and a cross from El Toro.
Duuket displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from El Toro.
Duuket cracks El Toro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duuket lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.

Duuket shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duuket trying to control from half guard but El Toro is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Duuket looking to sit in guard and control but El Toro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duuket keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.

Duuket looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses. Duuket uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in El Toro's guard. Nice move by Duuket!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is pulling down on Duuket's head. It's preventing any offense from Duuket, at least for the moment.

El Toro working for a triangle but Duuket defends it easily.
El Toro controls Duuket momentarily but Duuket frees himself.
Duuket wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.

El Toro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.
Duuket looking to sit in guard and control but El Toro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Toro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Julio El Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duuket looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duuket is on top in guard.
Duuket lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duuket tries to free his leg and advance position but El Toro is retaining full guard.
Duuket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duuket looking to pass the guard.
Duuket trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.

El Toro looking for a guillotine here but Duuket defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duuket trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Duuket showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duuket has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Duuket!
After winning the bout, Kenny Duuket thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.