PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Duarte
vs
Gravas

181 cm
33
194 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

185 cm
34
190 lbs
33 - 19 - 1

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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 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravas lands with a hook. Duarte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duarte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gravas's calf.
Gravas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gravas blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Duarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duarte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gravas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Duarte throws a low kick, looking for Gravas's leg but Gravas calmly moves out of range.
Duarte throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Duarte blocks a jab.
Duarte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Gravas finds it's way through Duarte's defenses.
Duarte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas throws the left hand but Duarte avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas punishes Duarte's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Gravas.
Duarte thows a leg kick but Gravas checks it

and Gravas counters by clinching up.
Gravas throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Gravas.

It looks like Marcos Duarte has been cut.
Duarte avoids the elbow strike from Gravas, against the cage.
Duarte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gravas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gravas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duarte's brow.
Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gravas lands with a left to the head.
Gravas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duarte's defenses.
Gravas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gravas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Gravas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas pushes Duarte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duarte.
Gravas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravas.
Nice elbow from Gravas.
Gravas lands an uppercut.
Gravas throws an elbow that misses.
Duarte swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas tries a body shot but Duarte blocks it.
Gravas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duarte's defenses.
Gravas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duarte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte.
Duarte wants a takedown but no success here.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duarte avoids a wild elbow strike from Gravas.
Gravas tries to throw a body punch but Duarte avoids it by throwing Gravas back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Duarte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gravas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duarte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gravas fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravas sizes up Duarte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duarte.
Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravas thuds his shin into the meat of Duarte's side.
Gravas avoids a kick to the body.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duarte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab by Gravas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte misses with a kick to the body.
Gravas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duarte moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas.
Nice shot by Gravas.
Gravas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duarte if he has to take too many more of those.
Duarte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravas.
Duarte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duarte on the side of the head.
Gravas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duarte momentarily.
Duarte needs to keep his hands up - Gravas had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Duarte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gravas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duarte.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gravas.
Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.
Gravas lands a jab.

Duarte is rocked!
Gravas cracks the inside of Duarte's front leg.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Duarte moves out of range easily.
Gravas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duarte momentarily.
Oh Duarte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duarte.
Duarte seems to have got his legs back now.
Duarte avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravas.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duarte manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravas.
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!
Gravas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duarte.
A cross from Gravas lands.
Latka Gravas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravas misses with a head kick.
Duarte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duarte looks to throw a body kick

and Gravas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duarte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Duarte.
Duarte misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas is trying to stall.
Gravas stalling.
Gravas lands an elbow inside that Duarte shrugs off.
Gravas misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duarte lands with a short shot to the head.
Duarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duarte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gravas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duarte is keeping busy.
Duarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte tries to throw a body punch but Gravas avoids it by throwing Duarte back against the cage.
Gravas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Duarte is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gravas can't fight it off and eventually Duarte manages to take the fight to the floor. Gravas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Duarte drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duarte jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gravas pulls Duarte in close to his closed guard and prevents Duarte from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gravas looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gravas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gravas is on top in guard.

Duarte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duarte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Duarte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Duarte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gravas defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte keeping full guard, as Gravas tries to pass.
Duarte is trying to control the position but Gravas postures up.
Gravas stopping the sweep attempt from Duarte.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duarte trying to keep a closed guard but Gravas is proving a slippery customer.
Gravas trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Latka Gravas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcos Duarte's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A jab from Gravas finds it's way through Duarte's defenses.
A jab from Gravas does it's job there.
A jab from Gravas finds it's way through Duarte's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravas.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gravas.
Sloppy strikes from Gravas. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Gravas tenderised Duarte's leg. Duarte is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duarte's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duarte. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravas connects with a crisp jab.
Gravas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duarte counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas scores with a body shot.
Duarte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gravas defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duarte.
Gravas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duarte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Duarte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gravas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gravas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duarte postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is looking for a sweep.
Gravas struggling a bit here.
Duarte has control of an arm but Gravas manages to advance to Duarte's back!
Gravas not allowing Duarte to control his hands.
Duarte rolls, trying to escape but Gravas keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
Gravas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Duarte haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gravas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Will Gravas go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Duarte is in bad spot here.
Gravas trying to control.
Gravas biding his time, controlling Duarte.
Gravas has the hooks in. Duarte is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas has good solid back control here.
Duarte breaks Gravas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duarte passes Gravas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Duarte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Duarte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gravas trying to hold on to Duarte's head to control him but Duarte postures up.
Marcos Duarte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Duarte postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Latka Gravas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gravas 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas!
A victorious Latka Gravas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.