PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill BumFight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duterte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tayo ay Dabawenyo. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Duterte
vs
BumFight

179 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
176 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER
Mohito Fightwear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill BumFight!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duterte tries to close the distance and clinch but BumFight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duterte tries to clinch there but BumFight circles away.
BumFight misses the shot to the body.
Bill BumFight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from BumFight misses.
Duterte tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and BumFight counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
Duterte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duterte takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BumFight connects with a body shot that sends Duterte's belly button to the back.
Duterte tries to close the distance and clinch up but BumFight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duterte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BumFight.
BumFight connects with the punch.
Duterte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Duterte saw that one coming.

Duterte rushes BumFight and presses him up against the cage.
BumFight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
BumFight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
Duterte landing knees to the head.

It looks like Bill BumFight has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
BumFight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Duterte's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
BumFight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duterte or not.
BumFight content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from BumFight.

Duterte is rocked!
Duterte looking to throw knees to the head but BumFight is blocking nicely.
BumFight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
BumFight works on Duterte's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

BumFight breaks the clinch.
Duterte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BumFight lands a nice looking body shot.
Duterte fails to land with a series of punches.
BumFight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
BumFight throws a lazy right hand but Duterte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Duterte.
BumFight throws a half hearted mid kick.
BumFight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BumFight throws a nice inside leg kick.
BumFight throws a hook but Duterte blocks it.
BumFight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
BumFight scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for BumFight.
Duterte takes a jab right on the kisser.
BumFight keeps the fight on the outside.
Duterte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. BumFight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from BumFight misses.
BumFight jabs Duterte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
BumFight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duterte's calf.

BumFight clinches with his opponent.
Duterte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duterte can't find room to land a body shot as BumFight controls the action.
BumFight lands a left hand.
BumFight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duterte misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte misses with a body punch.
BumFight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dutertes head.
Duterte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with BumFight's elbow.
BumFight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duterte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but BumFight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
BumFight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duterte.
BumFight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BumFight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duterte is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from BumFight.
BumFight lands with a light punch inside.
Duterte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and BumFight avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by BumFight.
Oh Duterte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BumFight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
BumFight creates a bit of distance and cracks Duterte with a big uppercut! Duterte goes down! The referee pushes BumFight away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Duterte make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! BumFight takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill BumFight!
Our winner, Bill BumFight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.