PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond 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.

Araya
vs
Duckworth

196 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Araya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Duckworth!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duckworth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Araya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Araya scores with a nice right hand.
Araya misses with a straight left.

Duckworth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duckworth winds up and cracks Araya with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duckworth is nestled in close to Araya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duckworth sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Araya! Oh, Araya is in big trouble! Duckworth lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Desmond Duckworth!