PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann comes to the ring accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Duarte's choice of entrance music: Go 2 Sleep by Ludacris. Erwin Hartmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hartmann
vs
Duarte

190 cm
34
189 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

181 cm
35
194 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Modern Wear Apparel

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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Duarte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartmann moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.

Hartmann gets a clinch.
Hartmann digs a right hand into Duarte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duarte's gas tank.
Duarte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duarte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duarte managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann stops a takedown attempt from Duarte.
Hartmann tries a body shot but Duarte blocks it.
Duarte tries for a takedown but Hartmann manages to get underhooks.
Hartmann cracks Duarte with a nice body shot.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hartmann being controlled against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hartmann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Erwin Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Hartmann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Duarte avoids the damage to the body.
Hartmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duarte blocks it with crossed arms.
Duarte looking for a takedown.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Duarte controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hartmann as the two fighters clinch.
Duarte is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hartmann is defending well.
Duarte managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duarte's elbow.
Hartmann prevents the takedown attempt.
Duarte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartmann.
Duarte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hartmann prevents it.
Hartmann scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Duarte avoids the damage to the body.
Duarte wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Hartmann.

Duarte has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hartmann clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Duarte is working the ground and pound. Can Hartmann escape?

Duarte is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hartmann defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Duarte is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hartmann has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Duarte is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hartmann knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hartmann for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hartmann trying to control but not successfully.
Hartmann has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Duarte.
Hartmann avoids the strikes from Duarte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartmann rolls, trying to escape but Duarte keeps control of the position.
Hartmann manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Hartmann.
Hartmann is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hartmann seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hartmann connects with a body shot that sends Duarte's belly button to the back.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duarte can do to turn this around?
Duarte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hartmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duarte moves away.
Hartmann misses with a wild combination.
Hartmann misses with a wild body shot.
Duarte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.

Duarte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hartmann is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Duarte trying to control from Hartmann's half guard. Hartmann has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Duarte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duarte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartmann is retaining full guard.
Hartmann is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hartmann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hartmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Hartmann is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Duarte shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hartmann is trying to defend but Duarte finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hartmann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hartmann is looking for a sweep. Duarte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Duarte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duarte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hartmann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duarte is trying to control. Hartmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marcos Duarte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hartmann tries to roll over but Duarte keeps him under control.
Hartmann is not content to let Duarte control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hartmann is defending against the submission attempts here by Duarte.
Hartmann is trying to control but can't.
Duarte is looking to advance position but Hartmann won't allow it.
Duarte scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hartmann trying to hold on to Duarte's head to control him but Duarte postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duarte lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Duarte trying to mount his opponent but Hartmann defends it.
Duarte misses with a head shot. Hartmann uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hartmann looking to control.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hartmann has Duarte pulled in close to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hartmann trying to keep a closed guard but Duarte is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Duarte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Duarte takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Duarte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Duarte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duarte tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartmann is retaining full guard.
Hartmann has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Hartmann is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duarte being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Duarte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hartmann slaps away a takedown attempt from Duarte, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hartmann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duarte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Duarte circles away.
Duarte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Erwin Hartmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Duarte circles away.
Hartmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Duarte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a lazy head kick

and Duarte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duarte is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hartmann tries to throw a body punch but Duarte avoids it by throwing Hartmann back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartmann is pressed up against the ropes. Duarte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hartmann down to the mat. Hartmann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Erwin Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.

Duarte looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Duarte is pressing down on Hartmann's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hartmann is holding on for now.

Duarte seems to be looking for submissions.
Hartmann trying to control here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duarte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to improve his position.
Duarte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartmann keeps working.
Duarte is thwarting Hartmann's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hartmann wants to get back to full guard.
Hartmann is not content to let Duarte control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hartmann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hartmann tries to clinch up but Duarte circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hartmann throws a nice looking combination but Duarte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duarte tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hartmann defends well and Duarte ends up having to push Hartmann into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hartmann connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Duarte throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hartmann tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Duarte is in Hartmann's guard.
Duarte wants to control from the top but Hartmann keeps moving.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duarte forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Duarte there.
Duarte is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Duarte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duarte 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

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