PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Bobaszewski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bobaszewski
vs
Duterte

191 cm
21
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Duterte has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bobaszewski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duterte eats them both and turns towards Bobaszewski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bobaszewski lands with a nice combination. Duterte backs away looking to recover.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobaszewski misses with a double jab.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duterte thinks about the counter body kick.

Duterte shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Bobaszewski kicks Duterte off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobaszewski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bobaszewski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Bobaszewski finds it's target.
Bobaszewski swinging wildly here.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick but Duterte moves out of range.
Bobaszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski leaves Duterte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bobaszewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duterte throws out a counter right but Bobaszewski avoids it with no problem.
Duterte avoids the head kick by Bobaszewski.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Duterte scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Duterte is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bobaszewski defends it well.
Bobaszewski trying to control from the bottom.

Bobaszewski is defending against the submission attempts here by Duterte.
Duterte stops Bobaszewski from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte working Bobaszewski over with strikes.
Duterte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Duterte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duterte working over Bobaszewski with some ground and pound. Bobaszewski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Duterte is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobaszewski manages to get to full guard.
Duterte stands and throws Bobaszewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bobaszewski can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duterte thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bobaszewski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Duterte asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Duterte is trying to get an arm triangle but Bobaszewski is defending well.
Bobaszewski is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duterte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duterte has control of an arm but Bobaszewski manages to advance to Duterte's back!
Bobaszewski is trying to stick to Duterte's back but Duterte is turning into Bobaszewski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bobaszewski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Duterte.
Bobaszewski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duterte on the ground.
Bobaszewski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duterte is controlling him.

Duterte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bobaszewski throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Duterte shoots in and gets a takedown into Bobaszewski's guard.
Bobaszewski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Duterte chips away with some ground and pound.
Duterte working some strikes from top position.
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 Krzysztof Bobaszewski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bobaszewski throws a nice head kick!

Bobaszewski tries to sprawl but Duterte drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Bobaszewski kicks off Duterte and gets to his feet.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duterte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bobaszewski swivels and escapes.
Duterte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Bobaszewski does no damage.
Duterte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bobaszewski sprawls well. Bobaszewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duterte gets slowly back to his feet.
Bobaszewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duterte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobaszewski avoids it really well and circles away.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Duterte.
Duterte is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bobaszewski defends it nicely.
Duterte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bobaszewski.
Duterte needs to keep his hands up - Bobaszewski had a free shot at his head there.
Bobaszewski throws a series of punches but Duterte avoids them all with ease.
Bobaszewski throws a one two combo.
Bobaszewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that Duterte semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duterte steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bobaszewski. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski looks to land a combination. Duterte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski scores with a nice head shot.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duterte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bobaszewski but Bobaszewski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick from Bobaszewski lands but Duterte takes it in his stride.
Bobaszewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duterte.
Duterte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bobaszewski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duterte somewhat.
Bobaszewski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bobaszewski.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bobaszewski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duterte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobaszewski throws a series of punches but Duterte avoids them all with ease.
Duterte misses with a head kick.
Duterte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bobaszewski delivers a nice body kick.
Bobaszewski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bobaszewski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobaszewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bobaszewski.
Duterte with the counter takedown but Bobaszewski avoids it easily.
Duterte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bobaszewski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duterte somewhat.
Bobaszewski connects with a body shot that sends Duterte's belly button to the back.
Bobaszewski connects with a jab.
Duterte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Duterte looks to move away, Bobaszewski throws a big counter combo but Duterte just gets out of the way.
Duterte takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck for Duterte with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Bobaszewski. That snapped Duterte's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Bobaszewski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bobaszewski scores with a one two! Duterte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bobaszewski misses with a head kick.
Bobaszewski scores with a hook.
Bobaszewski scores with a head kick. Duterte tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Duterte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No luck for Duterte with that takedown attempt.
Bobaszewski throws a sloppy head kick

and Duterte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Bobaszewski manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Duterte keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bobaszewski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bobaszewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Bobaszewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski works over Duterte's head and body with a nice combination.
Bobaszewski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duterte's head.
Duterte fails with a takedown attempt.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Duterte.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobaszewski misses with a two punch combination.
Duterte dodges the punch combination from Bobaszewski.
Nice body kick there by Bobaszewski.
Duterte fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses.
Bobaszewski cracks Duterte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bobaszewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duterte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobaszewski lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobaszewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duterte tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick but Duterte moves out of range.

Duterte closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Duterte lands in his opponent's guard.
Duterte stands and throws Bobaszewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duterte is working to tighten his grip on Bobaszewski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bobaszewski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Duterte is really squeezing tight and eventually Bobaszewski passes out! Duterte breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rodrigo Duterte!