PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carson Duke (ranked 6053 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandoe Mi (ranked 25476 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Duke
vs
Mi

189 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carson Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandoe Mi!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mi throws a lazy body kick

and Duke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Duke manages to mount him!
Duke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duke controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke working Mi over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke landing shots from mount.
Duke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Duke controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke unloading with bombs!
Duke controlling from the full mount.
Mi tries to lock up and control but Duke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Duke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duke controlling his opponent.
Duke'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.
Mi is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Duke lands a big elbow.
Mi working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Duke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke controlling the pace for now.
Duke 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.

Duke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Duke controlling the pace for now.
Mi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Duke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mi is in a horrible position here. Duke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke landing punches.
Duke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Duke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Duke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke throws a head kick that Mi semi-blocks.
No joy there for Mi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mi wants to clinch

and Duke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Duke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mi can do to turn this around?
Mi is trying to maintain the position but Duke is very close to passing his half guard.
Duke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Duke there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mi is looking to control Duke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mi avoid being mounted?
Duke trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Duke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Duke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Duke.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mi moves in looking to clinch but Duke pushes him off.
Mi is looking to clinch.
Duke tries to counter by clinching up but Mi breaks away and moves out of range.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandoe Mi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Mi avoids the head kick by Duke.
Mi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mi misses with a two punch combination.
Duke tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mi manages to circle out of the way.
Mi is breathing heavily.
Duke keeps the fight on the outside.
Duke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mi tries to clinch up

and Duke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duke seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mi for as long as he can get away with.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duke connects with a couple of short punches.
Duke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Duke dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mi lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Duke blocks a head kick by Mi.
A low kick from Mi misses

and Duke moves into the clinch.
Mi prevents the takedown attempt.
Mi tries to throw a body punch but Duke avoids it by throwing Mi back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Duke jumps guard.

Duke is looking for a triangle but Mi pushes his legs off easily.
Mi looking to pass the guard.
Mi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mi manages to get himself to full guard.

Duke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mi working a defensive guard here.
Mi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Further stalling from Duke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke continues to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Duke counters with a shoot takedown. Mi fights it but they end up in guard.
Sandoe Mi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mi being controlled here, momentarily.
Duke continues to hold on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carson Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson Duke!