PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 1427 p4p, 197 weight class) and Tony Duff (ranked 2632 p4p, 318 weight class). Putin's entrance music is Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. A fine choice. Tony Duff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Putin
vs
Duff

183 cm
35
175 lbs
24 - 22 - 1

181 cm
30
180 lbs
14 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tony Duff!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Putin rushes Duff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Putin lands a nice shot to the body.
Duff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
Duff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff missing with knees to the body.
Duff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Putin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duff looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Putin with a knee to the head.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Duff throws a head punch that misses.
Putin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Putin on the inside.
Duff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duff's face.
A short uppercut from Putin.
Putin crunches a lovely knee into Duff's ribcage.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Duff shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Duff.
Duff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Putin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duff gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Vlad Putin has been cut.
Duff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duff lands an elbow inside that Putin shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
Duff scores with a shoulder strike.
Putin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin is working Duff over against the cage.
Duff looks winded!
Putin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duff.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Duff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Putin.
Duff blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
Duff lands a nice elbow.
Duff has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
A short right from Putin on the inside.
Duff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin avoids a wild elbow strike from Duff.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
Duff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.
Duff tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Duff back against the cage.
Duff putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Putin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Duff avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Putin.
Duff misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Putin's brow.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duff lands with a light punch inside.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Duff is blocking nicely.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Duff blocks with his arms.
Duff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duff missing with knees to the body.
Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duff.
Putin scores with a shoulder strike.
Duff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin blocks an elbow strike from Duff.
Duff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duff tries to land knees in the clinch but Putin avoids the damage to the body.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duff blocks it with crossed arms.
Duff avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
Duff struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Duff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Duff blocks with his arms.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duff has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Duff tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Duff avoids the damage to the body.
Duff tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Duff back against the cage.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putin blocks an elbow strike from Duff.
Putin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Duff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Putin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Putin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Duff. Those never looked like landing.
Putin throws a wild body kick that Duff sees coming a mile off.
Putin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duff throws out a leg kick but Putin moves out of range and Duff only half commits.
Duff throws a nice looking combination but Putin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duff throws a head kick that misses.
Putin misses with a kick to the body.
Jab from Putin.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but Duff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Putin misses with a body kick.
Putin throws a push kick but Duff slaps the foot to one side.
Duff connects with a nice looking jab.
Duff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Putin is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Putin gets tackled into the cage by Duff. Duff maintains the clinch.
Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Duff is breathing heavily.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duff's face.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Duff is blocking nicely.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duff blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Duff takes a shot to the head.
Duff takes a knee right on the jaw!

Duff is rocked!
Putin lands an elbow that stopped Duff in his tracks for a moment.
Duff is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?
Putin with a knee to the head.
Vlad Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Putin.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Putin throws a big uppercut that drops Duff! More strikes from Putin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Duff lies dazed against the cage as Putin celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Putin!
After the big win, Vlad Putin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Trashy Bar (158+q / 30$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.