PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Batista has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Batista
vs
Dukes

200 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

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, Eduardo Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Batista clinches with his opponent.
Batista tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dukes avoids it.

Dukes wants the takedown. Batista is fighting it off but Dukes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Batista's guard against the cage.
Batista keeping moving, preventing Dukes from controlling successfully.
Batista will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Batista has a closed guard, preventing Dukes from standing up.
Batista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Batista tries to get out of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Batista holds on and takes a little breather.
Dukes pushing down on Batista's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Batista works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Batista really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes trying to control but Batista is working from the bottom.
Batista pulls Dukes in close to prevent any damage.
Dukes throwing strikes but missing.
Dukes trying to control but Batista is working from the bottom.
Batista is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Batista looking for a guillotine here but Dukes defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Batista has his hands on Dukes's head, controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dukes fails with a takedown attempt.
Dukes misses with a takedown attempt

and Batista counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batista.
Dukes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Batista fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eduardo Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Dukes.
Batista throws a low kick, looking for Dukes's leg but Dukes calmly moves out of range.

Batista has Dukes up against the cage in a clinch.

Batista has hold of one of Dukes's legs. Dukes is fighting the takedown attempt but Batista gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dukes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Batista manages to pass to side control.

Batista controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes pushes Batista off looking to stand but Batista dives back in and keeps control.

Batista is looking for a kimura here.
Batista is thwarting Dukes's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Dukes kicks off Batista and gets to his feet.

Dukes takes the fight into the clinch.
Batista stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Batista gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Dukes pushes Batista off and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Dukes.
Batista seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dukes moves in looking to clinch but Batista pushes him off.

Batista closes the distance and clinches.
Dukes is looking to take this one to the mat.

Batista decides to pull guard.
Batista bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dukes's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eduardo Batista will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dukes dodges the punch combination from Batista.
Dukes throws out a counter right but Batista avoids it with no problem.

Batista clinches up against the cage.
Batista keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dukes's efforts to push away.
Dukes wants to stall.

Dukes jumps guard and drags Batista to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Batista is looking to stand up but Dukes won't let him.
Batista has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista preventing the sweep.

Batista stands and steps away. Dukes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Dukes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Batista pushes Dukes off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes is looking to clinch but Batista is avoiding it.
Batista wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Batista fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dukes, pushing him back against the cage.

Batista works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Batista not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dukes looking to control.
Batista wanted to stand there but Dukes had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Batista stands up and waves to Dukes to follow him.
Batista throws a sloppy head kick and Dukes moves out of range easily.

Batista looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Batista has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dukes is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batista is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dukes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dukes has escaped and now he's on top!

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dukes prevents Batista from getting back to his feet.
Dukes wants to control from the top but Batista keeps moving.
Batista seems keen to control Dukes's posture.
Dukes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista controlling the position.
Batista working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dukes.

Dukes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Batista has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dukes has managed to get both his arms back between Batista's legs - danger averted.
Batista is controlling Dukes's posture.
Dukes passes Batista's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Batista is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Dukes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Batista sees it coming and defends easily.

Batista looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Batista wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Dukes is trying to work for a kimura but Batista is defending well.
Dukes is thwarting Batista's attempts to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dukes wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dukes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Batista to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dukes pushes Batista off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Batista dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dukes shoots for a takedown but Batista saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Batista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batista drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dukes is trying to drag Batista to the mat but Batista just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Batista keeps control of Dukes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Batista keeps control of Dukes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dukes smiles and moves away.
Dukes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Batista defends well and Dukes ends up having to push Batista into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eduardo Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Dukes.
Dukes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eduardo Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dukes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Batista closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Batista has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dukes is trying to keep an underhook but Batista manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Dukes kicks off Batista and gets to his feet.

Batista closes the distance and clinches.

Dukes jumps guard and drags Batista to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Batista is looking to stand up but Dukes won't let him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes looking to control.
Batista wants to control from the top but Dukes keeps moving.
Dukes has a closed guard, preventing Batista from standing up.
Dukes keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batista has gone for a leg lock! Dukes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Batista's guard.

Dukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dukes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Batista's guard.
Dukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Batista working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dukes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dukes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Batista is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dukes defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista controlling Dukes's posture.
Dukes wants to stand but Batista has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Batista moves into the clinch.
Batista is trying to pull guard but Dukes has him pressed against the cage.

Batista lands a takedown into guard.

Dukes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Batista manages to break the clinch.

Batista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dukes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batista on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dukes is trying to push Batista away but Batista has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukes is looking to take this one to the mat.

Dukes jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista trying to control but Dukes is working from the bottom.
Batista slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Batista advances position into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Dukes.
I think Batista has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Eduardo Batista!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Eduardo Batista!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Eduardo Batista!

Eduardo Batista wins by unanimous decision!