PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Duim
vs
Moraes

175 cm
27
135 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Duim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marlon Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes moves to clinch but Duim breaks away
and Duim counters with a nice leg kick.
Moraes throws a head kick that misses
and Duim counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moraes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moraes moves in looking to clinch but Duim pushes him off.
A low kick from Moraes misses
letting Duim counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Duim.
Duim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duim clobbers Moraes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moraes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moraes tries to keep at a distance but Duim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moraes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moraes blocking some punches.
Moraes leaning against his opponent.
Duim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moraes backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
Moraes blocking some punches.
Moraes is pushing Duim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
Duim tries to throw a body punch but Moraes avoids it by throwing Duim back against the cage.
Duim working aggressively here.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but Duim blocks it.
Moraes misses with a knee to the head.
Moraes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moraes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moraes landing knees to the body.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A knee to the head by Moraes.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duim avoiding damage as Moraes throws knees to the body.
Moraes missing with knees to the body.
Moraes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moraes looks winded!
Duim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Duim taking a breather.
Moraes connects with a knee to the head.
Moraes misses with a knee to the head.
Duim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moraes is keeping busy.
Moraes avoiding damage as Duim throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moraes.
A head punch on the inside from Duim fails to land.
Duim misses with a punch on the inside.
Moraes trying to stall but Duim improves his position.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duim lands a shoulder strike.
Moraes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moraes has Duim pressed against the cage.
Duim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moraes lands a nice knee to the body.
Duim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duim is trying to stall.
Duim trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moraes's brow.
Duim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moraes's brow.
Moraes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duim.
Duim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duim working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes trying to land knees to the body.
Moraes misses with a knee to the head.
Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Duim is blocking nicely.
Duim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duim lands a hook that snaps the head of Moraes backwards.
Duim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moraes.
Duim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moraes is defending well for now.
Moraes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moraes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but Duim blocks it.
Duim managing to block the knees to the body from Moraes.
Duim gets through Moraes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moraes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moraes scores a nice knee to the body.
Moraes blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duim.
Duim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moraes blocks a body shot from Duim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Duim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moraes can do to turn this around?
Moraes throws a head kick that misses
and Duim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moraes throws a head kick that misses
enabling Duim to counter with a crisp jab.

Moraes is rocked!

Moraes moves into the clinch.
Moraes is still on wobbly legs! Can Duim finish him?
Duim throws an elbow that misses.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Moraes.
Moraes seems to have recovered his senses.
Duim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moraes.
Moraes landing knees to the head.
Moraes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duim tries to work over Moraes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moraes with a knee to the head.
Duim misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Duim.
Duim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moraes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duim is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but Duim blocks with his arms.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
Moraes is breathing heavily.
Moraes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moraes blocking some punches.
Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Duim is blocking nicely.
Duim wants to break free but Moraes has control.
Moraes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moraes.
Duim misses with a punch on the inside.
Moraes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duim tries to land knees in the clinch but Moraes avoids the damage to the body.
Duim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moraes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duim has a couple of punches blocked by Moraes.
Moraes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moraes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moraes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duim is defending well for now.
Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Duim is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moraes avoids it.
Duim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moraes is trying to maintain a safe position but Duim gets an underhook and turns Moraes into the cage.
Duim trying to land knees to the body.
Moraes avoiding damage as Duim throws knees to the body.
Duim wants to stall.
Moraes has Duim pushed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moraes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moraes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moraes blocks an uppercut.
Duim throws a head punch that misses.
Moraes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moraes throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duim looking to slow down the pace here.
Moraes blocking some punches.
Duim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moraes has him pressed against the cage.
Moraes misses with a knee to the head.
Moraes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moraes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duim.
Moraes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moraes blocks an uppercut.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duim.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but Duim blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Duim fails to land.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes avoiding damage as Duim throws knees to the body.
Duim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moraes avoids it.
Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Duim is blocking nicely.
Marlon Moraes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duim missing with knees to the body.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
Moraes blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moraes lands a good knee to the midsection. Duim won't want to take too many of those.
Duim is trying to stall.
Moraes looking to stall.
Duim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
Moraes is looking to control Duim's arms but Duim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moraes has his back to the cage.
Duim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duim is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Duim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moraes tries to clinch up
and Duim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marlon Moraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moraes's head.
Moraes takes one to the side of the head.

Oooooh!!! Duim has knocked Moraes down with a huge combo! Duim steps away and waves a wobbly Moraes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Duim drops Moraes with a big left hand! Moraes is injured, injured bad! Duim jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Duim!