PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kain Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thad Duckworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Zero
vs
Duckworth

152 cm
23
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kain Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thad Duckworth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zero stalks Duckworth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duckworth's face. Duckworth staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Thad Duckworth has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Duckworth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duckworth is standing up over Zero. Zero looks to escape but Duckworth dives 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.

Duckworth grinds an elbow into Zero's temple.
Zero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Duckworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duckworth cracks Zero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zero is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duckworth connects with a decent elbow.
Zero is trying to get back to his feet.
Duckworth is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Duckworth scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Duckworth in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Zero is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thad Duckworth!