PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lightning has chosen Fuck Martinez by 2live crew as his entrance music. Tim Duncan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duncan
vs
Lightning

210 cm
17
267 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Lightning !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lightning darts in and clinches Duncan up against the cage.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duncan.
Duncan has a couple of punches blocked by Lightning .
A head punch on the inside from Duncan fails to land.

Duncan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lightning has closed the distance and engaged Duncan in a clinch.
Lightning looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Duncan lands an uppercut.
Duncan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Lightning tries a body shot but Duncan blocks it.
Duncan misses with the head strike.
Duncan scores with a shoulder strike.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Duncan has a couple of punches blocked by Lightning .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning can't find room to land a body shot as Duncan controls the action.
Duncan lands a left hand.
Duncan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duncan lands a shoulder strike.

Duncan lands an uppercut that drops Lightning ! Duncan follows him to the canvas looking to finish.

Lightning is rocked!
Duncan working the ground and pound from side control.
Lightning is still in real trouble! Can Duncan finish him?
Duncan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Duncan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lightning is trying to get back to half guard.
Duncan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lightning seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lightning tries to improve position but can't.
Lightning wants to control but Duncan postures up.
Duncan grinds an elbow into Lightning 's temple.
Duncan working the ground and pound.
Duncan cracks Lightning with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lightning is trying to improve his position.
Duncan happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands a nice forearm strike.
Duncan staying calm.
Duncan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lightning takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lightning takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lightning really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duncan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duncan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duncan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lightning will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Duncan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lightning tries to buck Duncan off but Duncan is having none of it.
Lightning takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Duncan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lightning wants to control but Duncan postures up.
Duncan just content to control the position.
Lightning is looking to reverse the position.
Duncan working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan is chipping away with strikes.
Duncan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lightning tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duncan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duncan controls the position from side control.
Duncan working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Duncan working away.
Lightning taking a bit of punishment here - Duncan scoring with strikes.
Duncan is chipping away with strikes.
Lightning is being controlled here.
Lightning is looking for a sweep.
Duncan working the ground and pound from side control.
Duncan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning struggling a bit here.
Duncan controlling the position from side mount.
Lightning tries to buck Duncan off but Duncan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Duncan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lightning clinches up against the cage.
Duncan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Lightning lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Lightning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Duncan breaks the clinch.

Lightning has managed to clinch.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duncan misses with the head strike.
Duncan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning .
Tim Duncan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lightning lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightning .
Duncan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lightning lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duncan pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
Duncan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lightning can do to turn this around?
Duncan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Lightning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightning being controlled against the cage.
Lightning lands an uppercut.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightning .
Duncan takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning .
Lightning scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duncan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duncan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan misses with the head strike.
Duncan misses with some punches.
Lightning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duncan lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightning scores with a shot to the side of Duncan's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duncan.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Lightning throws a punch but it's blocked by Duncan.
Duncan throws a head punch that misses.
Lightning working aggressively here.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Lightning is working Duncan over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duncan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Duncan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lightning s head.
A nice left hand lands by Duncan.
Duncan controlling the action here for a moment.
Duncan lands with a right to the head.
Duncan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
Duncan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lightning fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
Duncan misses with some punches.
Lightning lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duncan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan blocks a body shot from Lightning .
Lightning lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightning digs a right hand into Duncan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duncan's gas tank.
Duncan scores with a shot to the side of Lightning 's head.
Duncan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Duncan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lightning lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lightning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Lightning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duncan avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lightning fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Duncan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duncan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lightning clinches with his opponent.

Duncan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lightning has closed the distance and engaged Duncan in a clinch.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lightning fails to land.
Duncan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Duncan.
Lightning swings wildly with an uppercut but Duncan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
A short right from Duncan.
Duncan taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan lands an uppercut.
Duncan lands an uppercut.
Lightning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duncan stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan just leaning against Lightning , taking a breather.
Duncan lands an uppercut.
Duncan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Duncan lands a hook that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Duncan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Duncan taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Duncan.

Lightning moves into the clinch.
Duncan controlling the action here for a moment.
Duncan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duncan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tim Duncan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan blocking some punches.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duncan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightning tries a body shot but Duncan blocks it.
Lightning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
Lightning working aggressively here.
Lightning throws a punch but it's blocked by Duncan.
Duncan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightning is working Duncan over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning misses with some punches.
Duncan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lightning as the two fighters clinch.
Duncan blocking some punches.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lightning scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lightning lands a shoulder strike.
Lightning working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonny Lightning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lightning misses with a punch to the body.
Lightning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightning lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lightning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightning pushes Duncan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Lightning lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lightning misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Lightning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duncan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Duncan!
Post fight, Tim Duncan stared into the camera and said 'Hey, James. I notice you came into this fight with a very low Energy level. You should try resting up and eating plenty of greens in the days leading up to a fight. It's the fundamentally sound thing to do. '.
The defeated Sonny Lightning had this to say: 'This Guy is the Real deal Well done Tim '.