PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 52 p4p, 8 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 64 p4p, 10 weight class). Roberto Duranto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Duranto
vs
Bathory

180 cm
29
159 lbs
16 - 5 - 2

175 cm
30
160 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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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 16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Bathory misses the target.
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bathory is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Duranto tries to work over Bathory's front leg with a kick but Bathory checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
Bathory lands with a hook. Duranto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duranto throws a leg kick
and Bathory counters with a nice uppercut.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Bathory tries to score with a low kick but Duranto moves his leg out of the way.
Bathory throws a push kick but Duranto slaps the foot to one side.
Duranto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Secret Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto misses with a hook. Bathory ducked under it nicely.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duranto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duranto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
Bathory wants to land a leg kick but Duranto is out of range.
Bathory tests Duranto's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Bathory
and Duranto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Bathory wants to land a leg kick but Duranto is out of range.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Bathory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bathory scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duranto.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bathory lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duranto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duranto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Duranto gets a clinch.
Duranto works on Bathory's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Duranto.
Bathory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Duranto fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Bathory lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duranto.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Bathory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto lands with a light punch inside.
Bathory lands a left hand.
Bathory presses Duranto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bathory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory lands a hook that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Duranto is trying to stall.
Duranto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Bathory working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bathory working aggressively here.
Duranto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bathory is leaning against Duranto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bathory lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Duranto fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bathory to work.
Bathory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duranto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duranto.
The referee calls for Bathory to work.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.

Duranto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Bathory. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bathory.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Bathory takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory jabs Duranto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bathory wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bathory throws a low kick but Duranto avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
Duranto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bathory slips under a jab.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto tries to clinch up but Bathory circles away and keeps his distance.
Duranto throws a front kick aimed at Bathory's knee but Bathory avoids it well.
Bathory misses with a straight right.
As Bathory tries to get set, Duranto tries to push him back and clinch up but Bathory manages to avoid the attempt.
Duranto lunges at Bathory with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bathory's hand.
Duranto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bathory has time to react.
Duranto tries to bum rush Bathory with a series of wild strikes but Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Bathory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Duranto does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duranto works over Bathory's head and body with a nice combination.
Duranto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duranto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Bathory circles away.
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 Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Duranto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bathory was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bathory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duranto.
Roberto Duranto is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Bathory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duranto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bathory misses the shot to the body.
Duranto throws out a leg kick but Bathory moves out of range and Duranto only half commits.
Bathory is looking to slow Duranto down with leg kicks.
Duranto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Bathory there.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto connects with a crisp jab.
Duranto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bathory counters with a nice uppercut.
Bathory wants to land a leg kick but Duranto is out of range.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duranto slips a straight right by Bathory.
Duranto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Duranto defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Nice cross by Bathory.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Duranto scoring well with a low kick there.
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bathory is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Bathory lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bathory lands a nice shot that snaps Duranto's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duranto.
Duranto checks a low kick from Bathory.
Duranto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Bathory is out of range.
Duranto checks a leg kick.
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!
Duranto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duranto.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Duranto down.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bathory swings widly with a right hand
and Duranto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Bathory checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
Duranto blocks a leg kick.
Duranto misses with a hook. Bathory ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bathory. Beautiful body shot.
Bathory attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duranto.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bathory.
Bathory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bathory chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duranto can pounce on him.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory drops his hands momentarily and Duranto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bathory circles away quickly and effectively.
Duranto throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Bathory's front leg but catches the back leg as Bathory tries to avoid it.
Bathory attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Bathory takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duranto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bathory thuds his right hand into Duranto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duranto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duranto connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Duranto's corner calls for a 1-2. Duranto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Duranto has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duranto as Bathory tries to tie him up.
Duranto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.

Bathory breaks the clinch.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory throws a lazy uppercut
and Duranto counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Duranto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Duranto defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a kick to the body
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duranto wants to clinch up but Bathory keeps it at a distance.
And Bathory responds with a good body kick, but Duranto manages to step out the way in time.
A combination from Bathory does no damage.
Duranto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bathory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bathory throws a poor cross that misses
and Duranto counters with a stiff right hand.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Bathory moves out of range as Duranto throws a body kick.
Bathory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bathory dodges the punch combination from Duranto.

Duranto clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duranto lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bathory.
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 Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duranto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duranto misses with an uppercut.
Duranto thumps Bathory with a low kick.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Bathory misses.
A little feinted left hand from Duranto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bathory lands a head shot.
Duranto lands with an uppercut that bounces Bathory off the cage and back into range.
Bathory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duranto's sensitive parts.
Duranto takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bathory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bathory gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Bathory scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
Duranto blocking some punches.
Duranto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bathory breaks the clinch.
Bathory scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duranto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duranto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bathory. Bathory circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bathory throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Duranto slips a jab from Bathory.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duranto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duranto throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Duranto slips a jab and a cross from Bathory.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
Bathory swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duranto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Bathory tries to get set, Duranto tries to push him back and clinch up but Bathory manages to avoid the attempt.
Duranto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duranto slips a straight right by Bathory.
Bathory swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Duranto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duranto thumps Bathory with a low kick.
Arzlan Bathory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duranto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duranto moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Duranto's shoulder, as Duranto tries to avoid the shot.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory takes one on the button.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Duranto wants to slow Bathory down by chopping away at his legs.
Duranto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duranto slips a jab from Bathory.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
A jab from Bathory misses.
Bathory walks into a jab.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
Duranto connects with a jab.
Duranto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duranto works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory looks to land a body kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto moves out of range of the strikes.
Duranto throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Bathory keeps Duranto at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Duranto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duranto throws a good cross that connects.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bathory lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duranto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duranto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bathory blocks a leg kick.
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Bathory is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Duranto.
Duranto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Duranto.
Duranto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bathory only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bathory keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bathory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Bathory checks a leg kick.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duranto sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bathory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto throws the kick towards the body but Bathory avoids it.
Bathory was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory blocks a low kick nicely.
Duranto throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Bathory cracks Duranto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Bathory circles away.
Bathory misses with an uppercut.
Duranto lands a leg kick that knocks Bathory off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bathory throws a body kick that misses
and Duranto counters with a leg kick.
Bathory has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bathory takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Roberto Duranto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duranto throws a jab when Bathory was well out of range.
Duranto tries to score with a low kick but Bathory moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto throws a series of strikes that have Bathory backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bathory misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roberto Duranto.
Well Duranto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.