PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Naylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naylor
vs
Duterte

182 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 7 - 1

189 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very confident

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Naylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Duterte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been hearing reports that Naylor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Naylor takes one on the button.
Naylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duterte blocks a head kick by Naylor.
Duterte feints and then cracks Naylor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Naylor down.

Naylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Naylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Naylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Naylor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Naylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duterte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naylor's elbow.
Naylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duterte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Naylor misses with a knee strike.
Naylor blocks an elbow strike.

Naylor pulls guard.
Duterte sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duterte trying to control but Naylor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naylor is looking to stand up but Duterte isn't so interested in that idea.
Duterte trying to control but Naylor is working from the bottom.
Duterte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duterte wanted to stand there but Naylor had control of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Naylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Naylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duterte's waist but Duterte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Naylor off to one side.
Rodrigo Duterte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Naylor fails with the takedown.
Duterte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Naylor will feel that in the morning.
Duterte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Naylor shoots for a takedown but Duterte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Naylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naylor tries to clinch there but Duterte circles away.
Liam Naylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duterte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duterte.
Duterte lands a two punch combo.
Naylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Duterte sprawls well. He's pushed Naylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Naylor is breathing heavily.
Duterte connects with a nice looking jab.
Duterte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Naylor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Naylor. Those never looked like landing.
Duterte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Naylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duterte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duterte stalling in the clinch but Naylor improves position.
Duterte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Naylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Duterte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Naylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duterte blocks it with crossed arms.
Naylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duterte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Naylor is keeping busy.
Naylor goes for a takedown attempt but Duterte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Naylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duterte defends well and Naylor ends up having to push Duterte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Naylor walks into a straight right hand from Duterte.
Naylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duterte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duterte cracks Naylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naylor tries for a takedown but Duterte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Naylor drops his hands momentarily and Duterte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That kick from Duterte tenderised Naylor's leg. Naylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Naylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duterte. Duterte obviously looking to wear him down.
Duterte leaves Naylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duterte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Naylor moves into range and clinches up with Duterte.
Naylor dodges an elbow strike from Duterte.
Duterte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duterte is looking to control Naylor's arms but Naylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duterte has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duterte tries to stall but Naylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Naylor tries to land a knee to the head but Duterte blocks with his arms.
Naylor misses with a knee to the head.

Naylor successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte wants to stand and escape but instead Naylor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Naylor gets to his feet - Duterte follows without any prompting.
Duterte misses with a wild combination.

Naylor closes the distance and pushes Duterte back into the cage.
Naylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Naylor goes for a takedown attempt but Duterte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Duterte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Naylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duterte defends well and Naylor ends up having to push Duterte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Naylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duterte.

Naylor clinches.
Duterte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Naylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Duterte avoids a wild elbow strike from Naylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naylor looking for a takedown.
Duterte tries to work over Naylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naylor blocks an uppercut.
Naylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Naylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duterte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naylor tries to land a knee to the head but Duterte blocks with his arms.
Naylor gets underhooks to prevent Duterte's takedown attempt.
Duterte stalling in the clinch but Naylor improves position.
Duterte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Naylor is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duterte trying to control the position but instead, Naylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duterte into the cage.
Duterte stalling in the clinch but Naylor improves position.
Naylor tries to land a knee to the head but Duterte blocks with his arms.
Naylor misses with a knee to the head.
Naylor misses with a knee strike.
Duterte displaying some good clinch control by pressing Naylor up against the cage.
Duterte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duterte can't find room to land a body shot as Naylor controls the action.
Naylor dodges an elbow strike from Duterte.
Naylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duterte tries to stall but Naylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte looking to stall.
Naylor looking for a takedown.
Naylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duterte dodges an elbow strike from Naylor.
Naylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Naylor looking to throw knees to the head but Duterte is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duterte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Naylor's brow.
Naylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Liam Naylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duterte misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duterte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Naylor is keeping busy.
Naylor misses with a knee to the head.
Duterte throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Naylor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Naylor wants to clinch up but Duterte keeps it at a distance.
Duterte tries to clinch but Naylor is having none of it.
Duterte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duterte misses with a double jab.
Naylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duterte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duterte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liam Naylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duterte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte connects with a high kick.
Naylor darts in looking for a takedown but Duterte gets double underhooks and turns Naylor into the cage.
Duterte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naylor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Naylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duterte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Naylor backing away here, and Duterte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naylor misses with a head kick.
Duterte tries a quick counter leg kick but Naylor is wise to it.
Duterte lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duterte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naylor moves forwards but Duterte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Naylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Duterte tries to sprawl out of it but Naylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duterte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Naylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duterte throws a leg kick which misses Naylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Naylor tries to avoid it.
Duterte misses with a double jab.
Naylor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Duterte connects with a body shot that sends Naylor's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte stuffs the takedown.
Duterte lands a two punch combo.
Duterte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Naylor.
Duterte is looking to slow Naylor down with leg kicks.
Duterte throws a jab but it's blocked by Naylor.
Naylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duterte tries a quick counter leg kick but Naylor is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naylor tries to clinch but Duterte is having none of it.
Duterte blocks a head kick by Naylor.
Duterte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Naylor throws a head kick that Duterte semi-blocks.
Naylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duterte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duterte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naylor.

Duterte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duterte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Naylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rodrigo Duterte seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naylor.
Naylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duterte but Duterte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duterte throws a head kick that Naylor semi-blocks.

Naylor closes the distance and clinches.

Naylor gets control of Duterte's arms and successfully pulls guard. Naylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duterte is looking to stand up but Naylor won't let him.

Naylor has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Duterte has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naylor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duterte trying to control the position but instead, Naylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duterte into the cage.
Naylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Naylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duterte throws an elbow but misses.
Naylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duterte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Duterte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duterte 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Duterte!
Rodrigo Duterte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.