PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Kamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Duex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kamamoto
vs
Duex

184 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

184 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Kamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Duex!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duex tries to clinch but Kamamoto moves out of range.
Duex tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Duex.

Kamamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duex is trying to keep Kamamoto in close.
Kamamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kamamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kamamoto passes Duex's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Kamamoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kamamoto throws a strike but Duex avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kamamoto throwing strikes from guard but Duex blocks nicely.
Kamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duex is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamamoto stops Duex from standing up.
Kamamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kamamoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kamamoto showed some decent athleticism there.
Kamamoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duex defending well though.

Kamamoto seems to be looking for submissions.
Nice strikes from Kamamoto there.
Duex wants to get back to his feet.
Kamamoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duex's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kamamoto blocks the strikes from Duex.

Duex is defending against the submission attempts here by Kamamoto.
Kamamoto is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamamoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duex's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duex throws a head kick that half lands.
Kamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Duex.
Kamamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duex as he jumps to the side.

A head kick lands from Duex that sends Kamamoto to the canvas. Kamamoto tries to scramble back to his feet but Duex brings him back down into side control.

Kamamoto is rocked!

It looks like Kid Kamamoto has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duex tries to stand but Kamamoto is controlling his head.
Oh Kamamoto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duex postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Duex trying to control the action but Kamamoto is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duex has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kamamoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamamoto fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Kamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duex lands with a kick to the temple. Kamamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frank Duex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duex lands a head kick!
Duex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamamoto shoots in and drives through. Duex sprawls well.

Duex rushes Kamamoto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duex connects with a knee to the head.
Duex scores a nice knee to the body.
Duex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamamoto is trying to drag Duex to the mat but Duex just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duex.
Duex lands a nice knee to the body.
Duex crunches a lovely knee into Kamamoto's ribcage.
Duex scores with a knee to the head.
Duex landing knees to the body.
Kamamoto is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duex with a knee to the head.
Kamamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duex connects with a knee to the head.
Duex crunches a lovely knee into Kamamoto's ribcage.
Duex landing knees to the head.
Duex lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Duex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Kamamoto's cut.
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.

Kamamoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kamamoto showed some decent athleticism there.
Duex keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kamamoto tries to pass to full mount but Duex defends it.
Duex trying to control here.
Duex taking some punishment here, with Kamamoto in his half guard.
Duex wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duex tries to kick Kamamoto off but Kamamoto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kamamoto 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duex is looking for a sweep. Kamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Duex gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kamamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamamoto wants to pass the guard but Duex is keeping the position.
Duex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kamamoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duex trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duex looks to land a body kick but Kamamoto moved away.
Kid Kamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kamamoto feints and as Duex raises his hands in defense, Kamamoto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kamamoto drops back looking for a leg! Duex is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duex manages to kick Kamamoto off! Kamamoto jumps back into Duex's guard.
Kamamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamamoto preventing the sweep.
Kamamoto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duex's guard.

Kamamoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kamamoto connects with a nice short shot to Duex's temple.
Duex is looking to control Kamamoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duex avoid being mounted?
Kamamoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kamamoto is thwarting Duex's attempts to control the position.
Kamamoto stops Duex from getting back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Duex trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kamamoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Duex to the mat! Duex manages to get full guard.
Kamamoto postures up.
Kamamoto lands a couple of digs.
Kamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duex is keeping the position for now.
Kamamoto lands a couple of digs.
Kamamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Duex.
Kamamoto stops Duex from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Kamamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kid Kamamoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kamamoto shoots in but Duex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duex throws a head kick that half lands.
Duex connects with a high kick.
Kid Kamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duex throws a wild body kick that Kamamoto sees coming a mile off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Duex. Kamamoto shrugs it off though.

Kamamoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Duex gets back to full guard.
Kamamoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Kamamoto throws and elbow that misses. Duex uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kamamoto's guard. Nice move by Duex!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kamamoto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duex passes into half guard.
Duex is trying to control. Kamamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamamoto regains full guard. Nicely done.

Kamamoto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Duex stacks Kamamoto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Duex!
Duex wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamamoto keeps working.
Kamamoto sneaks back into half guard.
Duex looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kamamoto missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kamamoto wants to improve his position but Duex is controlling well.
Kid Kamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kamamoto actively working from the bottom here.

Kamamoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Duex.

Kamamoto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Duex pulls his head out easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duex circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duex.
Duex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Duex.
Kamamoto tries to score a body lock takedown but Duex shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Kamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duex lands a knee to the head.
Duex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kamamoto's face.
Kamamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duex connects with a knee to the head.
Duex lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Duex.
Duex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kamamoto's face.
A knee to the head by Duex.
Duex scores a nice knee to the body.
Duex gets underhooks to prevent Kamamoto's takedown attempt.
Duex crunches a lovely knee into Kamamoto's ribcage.
Duex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duex with a knee to the head.
Duex landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kamamoto has Duex pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Duex manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kamamoto's face.
Duex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Duex lands a nice knee to the body.
Duex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duex landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Duex.
Duex scores with a knee to the head.
Duex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duex with a knee to the head.
Duex landing knees to the head.
Duex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duex prevents the takedown attempt.
Duex tries a knee to the head but Kamamoto blocks it.
Duex scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Duex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duex has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Duex!