PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Fawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fawkes
vs
Duke

187 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Calvin Fawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Duke!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke tries to bum rush Fawkes with a series of wild strikes but Fawkes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Duke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duke.
Samuel Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke looks to land a combination but Fawkes avoids it well.
Fawkes shoots in looking for a takedown but Duke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fawkes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab, jab by Duke - just one landing.
Fawkes looks for a takedown but Duke sprawls well.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke misses with a hook
and Fawkes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duke thinking.
Duke scores with a punch to the head.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Fawkes is just out of range.
A left and a right from Duke both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke scores with a punch to the head.

Fawkes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duke is trying to push Fawkes away but Fawkes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawkes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duke walks away with a smile on his face. Fawkes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Fawkes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Duke does no damage.
Duke tries to bum rush Fawkes with a series of wild strikes but Fawkes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Duke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fawkes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fawkes won't allow Duke to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fawkes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fawkes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes postures up.

Calvin Fawkes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fawkes wants to clinch up but Duke keeps it at a distance.
Duke misses with the combination.
Duke misses with a combination
and Fawkes counters with a three punch combo that has Duke backing up. Duke nods at Fawkes to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke misses with an uppercut. Fawkes saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Duke.
Duke throws a right hand that Fawkes ducks under and follows up with a left that Fawkes also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fawkes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fawkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fawkes has a takedown stuffed.
Samuel Duke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Duke misses with a hook. Fawkes ducked under it nicely.
Duke connects with a body shot that sends Fawkes's belly button to the back.
Duke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fawkes throws a head kick that misses.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Fawkes is just out of range.

Fawkes clinches up against the cage.
Fawkes wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke stops a takedown attempt from Fawkes.
Fawkes tries to score a body lock takedown but Duke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fawkes up against the cage.

Fawkes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Duke misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Duke misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Duke misses.
Nice takedown defense from Duke. No joy for Fawkes on that attempt.
Duke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fawkes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duke's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Duke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Duke throws a series of punches but Fawkes moves out of range.
Duke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Duke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duke swinging wildly here.
Duke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duke misses with a wild combination.
Fawkes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duke avoids it really well and circles away.
Fawkes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fawkes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fawkes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke pulls Fawkes in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fawkes is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Calvin Fawkes.
Duke throws a combination that misses
and Fawkes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duke scores with a nice right hand.
Duke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fawkes counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Duke misses its intended target.
Duke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calvin Fawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with a double jab

and Fawkes counters with a shoot takedown. Duke fights it but they end up in guard.
Duke is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fawkes postures up and lands a big shot to Duke's brow.
Duke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fawkes is controlling him.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Fawkes from controlling successfully.
Fawkes wants to pass the guard but Duke is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Calvin Fawkes just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Fawkes does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Fawkes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Duke.
Duke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duke misses with a straight left.
Fawkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fawkes counters with a series of strikes. Duke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fawkes tries to clinch up but Duke circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fawkes.
Fawkes slips under a jab from Duke.

Fawkes clinches with his opponent.

Duke breaks the clinch.
Duke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fawkes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duke throws a body punch but Fawkes moves out of range.
Duke throws a body punch but Fawkes moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Fawkes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Duke thuds a left hand into Fawkes's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fawkes slips a jab from Duke.
Duke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Fawkes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fawkes shoots in looking for a takedown but Duke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fawkes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fawkes circles away quickly and effectively.
Duke throws an overhand right that lands on Fawkes's shoulder, as Fawkes tries to avoid the shot.
Fawkes fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Fawkes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke scores with a shot to the body.
Duke misses with the combination.
Fawkes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duke swinging wildly here.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fawkes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duke but Duke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duke misses with a combination
and Fawkes counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fawkes counters with a three punch combo that has Duke backing up. Duke nods at Fawkes to acknowledge the strikes.
Fawkes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duke misses with a double jab
and Fawkes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Fawkes has Duke up against the cage in a clinch.
Fawkes is trying to pull guard but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Fawkes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fawkes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fawkes staying out of range there.
Fawkes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Duke misses with a hook. Fawkes ducked under it nicely.
Duke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Fawkes is just out of range.
Duke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fawkes.
Duke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Duke.
Duke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fawkes circles away quickly and effectively.
Duke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fawkes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fawkes shoots in but Duke avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Fawkes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Fawkes from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Calvin Fawkes just wasn't active enough.
Duke connects with a nice looking jab.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duke wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke misses with a series of wild punches.
Duke misses with a hook. Fawkes ducked under it nicely.
Duke throws an off balance right hand
and Fawkes counters with a stiff right hand.
Duke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fawkes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duke misses with the combination.

Fawkes moves into range and clinches up with Duke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Duke.
I think Duke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Duke!