PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duarte comes to the ring accompanied by Go 2 Sleep by Ludacris. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duarte
vs
Wright

181 cm
35
194 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

172 cm
37
164 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Four Aces Nutrition
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 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duarte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Wright gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Duarte defending against the ground and pound.
Duarte regains half guard, as Wright was trying to land strikes.
Duarte is looking to control Wright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duarte avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Wright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duarte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wright has managed to get both his arms back between Duarte's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duarte pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.

Duarte throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wright uses it to pass to side control.
Wright throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright trying to control the position but Duarte is working away.
Wright throws a strike aimed at the side of Duarte's head but Duarte avoids it well.
Duarte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wright scoring with punches from side control.
Duarte is looking to reverse the position.
Wright in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with the ground and pound.
Duarte manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Duarte is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duarte with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duarte shoots in looking for a takedown. Wright tries to sprawl out of it but Duarte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright throws out a counter right but Duarte avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Duarte moves into the clinch.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duarte tries to pull guard but Wright won't allow it.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Duarte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Duarte controls his hands.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Duarte.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duarte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wright tries a body shot but Duarte blocks it.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duarte's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duarte tries to pull guard but Wright forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payton Wright dominated that round.
That's time! Duarte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Duarte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duarte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duarte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duarte.
Duarte lands a two punch combo.
Duarte blocks a jab.
Duarte tries to counter with a takedown but Wright is quick to defend against it.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Duarte's head back.
Duarte scores with a sloppy right hand. Wright should have avoided that one.
Duarte lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Wright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Duarte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Duarte is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright with the ground and pound but Duarte regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duarte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duarte is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Wright won't allow Duarte to sweep him here.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wright. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wright lunges at Duarte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duarte's hand.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duarte.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duarte.
Duarte lands a jab to the head.
Marcos Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Duarte gets a double leg takedown into Wright's guard.
Wright keeping full guard, as Duarte tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Duarte drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wright dives on top into guard.

Wright postures up.
Wright preventing the sweep.

Duarte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wright passes into side control.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a few punches from side control.
Payton Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Duarte regains half guard, as Wright was trying to land strikes.
Duarte is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Payton Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Duarte did well to prevent Wright getting side control.
Wright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duarte is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wright's back!
Duarte lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Duarte struggling to land strikes to the head as Wright covers up.
Wright avoids the strikes from Duarte.
Wright looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Duarte lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Duarte working for a choke but Wright is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright manages to reverse the position and now he's in Duarte's guard. Nice work there by Wright.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.

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

Duarte has an active guard here but Wright has managed to pass into half guard.
Payton Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright prevents Duarte from improving his position.
Wright performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Duarte is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to control the action in half guard but Duarte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Duarte moves into full guard.
Duarte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duarte looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wright puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Duarte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
Duarte is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wright is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Duarte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Marcos Duarte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duarte ducks under a wild hook from Wright.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Payton Wright.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payton Wright!
Payton Wright was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.