PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bello Nello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nello
vs
Dukes

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bello Nello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nello has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nello has Dukes pressed against the cage.
Dukes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nello has him pressed against the cage.
Dukes is trying to break free.

Dukes pulls guard successfully.
Nello throws an elbow that misses. Dukes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nello's guard. Nice move by Dukes!

Nello knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dukes on the ground.
Nello working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nello is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dukes controlling from the top position.
Nello has Dukes pulled in close to control his posture.

Dukes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Dukes has managed to clinch.
Dukes swings wildly with an uppercut but Nello uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nello tries to pull guard but Dukes holds him up against the cage and eventually Nello drops back down to his feet.
Nello is pressed up against the cage. Dukes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nello down to the mat. Nello avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Dukes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nello is breathing heavily.
Dukes cracks Nello with a big elbow.
Dukes trying to control the action but Nello is working from the bottom.
Dukes is putting a hurting on Nello here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nello is trying to control Dukes's posture but Dukes avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Dukes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Dukes!