PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hazzard
vs
Viking

183 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Viking!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Viking instigates a clinch.

Hazzard has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Viking regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Viking looking for a guillotine here but Hazzard defends easily.
Hazzard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hazzard looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazzard's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking pulls Hazzard in close to his closed guard and prevents Hazzard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hazzard stays in close to Viking's body and controls the position.
Hazzard passes into half guard.
Hazzard prevents Viking from improving his position.

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.

Hazzard seems to be looking for submissions.
Hazzard wants to pass to mount but Viking is defending the position.
Viking manages to get to full guard.
Hazzard wants to control from the top but Viking keeps moving.
Hazzard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hazzard passes Viking's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hazzard wants to pass the guard but Viking is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking is trying to control but can't.
Hazzard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hazzard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Viking did well to prevent Hazzard getting side control.

Hazzard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hazzard is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hazzard is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Hazzard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hazzard seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Hazzard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hazzard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viking circles away.
Viking was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Viking forces Hazzard back against the cage and clinches.
Hazzard wants a takedown but no success here.
Hazzard swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazzard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Viking gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Hazzard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Viking is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Viking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hazzard.
Hazzard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Viking is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking looking to stall.
Hazzard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hazzard turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hazzard manages to end up in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking keeping his opponent close.

Hazzard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Viking has escaped the position, nice work there.
Viking is trying to control Hazzard's posture but Hazzard avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hazzard tries for a kimura but Viking is defending well.
Hazzard is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Viking's shoulder. That is not cool.
Viking is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Viking is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Hazzard wants to control but Viking is keeping him busy.
Viking can't do much from the bottom here.

Hazzard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Viking regains half guard.
Viking wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard wants to take a breather but Viking is having none of it.
Hazzard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viking can do to turn this around?
Viking pushes Hazzard off looking to stand but Hazzard dives back in and keeps control.
Viking is in trouble now - Hazzard has advanced to mount!
Viking prevents Hazzard from taking his back.
Viking is trying desperately to improve position.
Viking tries to hold on but Hazzard pushes him away.
Duke Hazzard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hazzard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Viking manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Hazzard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Viking has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking wants to control but Hazzard postures up.

Hazzard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Viking has escaped the position, nice work there.
Viking managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hazzard.
Viking is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Hazzard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hazzard stuffs the takedown attempt from Viking. Viking gets slowly back to his feet.
Hazzard shoots in looking for a takedown. Viking tries to sprawl out of it but Hazzard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Viking manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Viking dives in and grabs Hazzard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hazzard pushes down on Viking's head and hops out.
Hazzard shoots in for a double leg but Viking sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hazzard checks a low kick from Viking.
Viking shoots in for a double leg but Hazzard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duke Hazzard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Viking.

Viking gets caught napping as Hazzard dives in and scores a takedown. Viking manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking has momentary wrist control but Hazzard slips an elbow through the middle.
Hazzard wants to control from the top but Viking keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viking is keeping the position for now.
Hazzard stopping the sweep attempt from Viking.
Hazzard trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Hazzard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hazzard trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hazzard dives in and scores a takedown into Viking's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viking wants to get back to his feet but Hazzard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hazzard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hazzard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Viking for as long as he can get away with.
Viking looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hazzard trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke Hazzard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hazzard advances position into side control!
Viking is looking to regain half guard here but Hazzard keeps moving and retains side control.
Hazzard slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hazzard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Viking is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duke Hazzard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazzard shoots in for a double leg but Viking sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Viking will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Viking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Viking shoots in for a takedown but Hazzard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hazzard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peter Viking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazzard avoids the body shot from Viking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Hazzard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hazzard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Hazzard!
Duke Hazzard decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.