PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Duarte (ranked 2619 p4p, 3928 weight class) and Oleg Gazbinski (ranked 273 p4p, 401 weight class). Rogerio Duarte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oleg Gazbinski's chin.

Duarte
vs
Gazbinski

193 cm
21
270
6 - 3 - 0

196 cm
20
245
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Urban Fighter
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Gazbinski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duarte moves into the clinch successfully.
Duarte can't find room to land a body shot as Gazbinski controls the action.
Duarte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gazbinski up against the cage.

Duarte gets control of Gazbinski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Duarte will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duarte trying to control the position here.

Gazbinski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Duarte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duarte swings wildly with an uppercut but Gazbinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duarte is working Gazbinski over against the cage.
Gazbinski blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gazbinski.
Duarte cracks Gazbinski with a nice body shot.
Duarte tries to work over Gazbinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duarte leaning against his opponent.
Gazbinski is trying to drag Duarte to the mat but Duarte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Duarte pushes Gazbinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Oleg Gazbinski has been cut.
Duarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Duarte misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Duarte.
Gazbinski looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is working Gazbinski over against the cage.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Duarte.
Duarte tries to work over Gazbinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gazbinski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duarte to keep the fight standing.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Duarte just leaning against Gazbinski, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duarte.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duarte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Duarte fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte has Gazbinski pushed against the cage.
Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gazbinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Duarte - that landed with a thud.
Duarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Duarte has clasped his hands together around Gazbinski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gazbinski is trying to escape the position but Duarte is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte tries to advance to mount but Gazbinski denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Duarte works to advance to full mount. Gazbinski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Duarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Gazbinski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Duarte shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gazbinski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gazbinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duarte is controlling him.
Duarte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Duarte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gazbinski is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gazbinski wants to stand but Duarte is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Gazbinski is keeping the position.
Duarte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Duarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazbinski can do to turn this around?

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Duarte manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gazbinski on his heels. He'll look to pass Gazbinski's guard now, I'm sure.
Gazbinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duarte controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Duarte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duarte passes into half guard.
Duarte keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte misses with a head shot. Gazbinski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gazbinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duarte controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gazbinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duarte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Duarte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duarte tries to work over Gazbinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duarte displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gazbinski up against the cage.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gazbinski backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gazbinski prevents a body shot from Duarte.
Duarte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Duarte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Duarte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Gazbinski'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gazbinski has closed the distance and engaged Duarte in a clinch.
Duarte stops a takedown attempt from Gazbinski.
Gazbinski blocks a body shot from Duarte.
Gazbinski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duarte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gazbinski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duarte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rogerio Duarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Gazbinski.

Duarte manages to pull guard.
Duarte seems keen to control Gazbinski's posture.
Duarte wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte is working hard here to advance position.
Gazbinski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duarte is pulling down on Gazbinski's head to control his posture.
Duarte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gazbinski is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duarte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duarte pulls Gazbinski in close to prevent any damage.

Gazbinski gets to his feet - Duarte follows without any prompting.
Oleg Gazbinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gazbinski has managed to clinch.

Duarte is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gazbinski can't fight it off and eventually Duarte manages to take the fight to the floor. Gazbinski looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duarte trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gazbinski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Duarte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oleg Gazbinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is adopting a defensive guard.
Duarte looking for a sweep. Not yet Duarte, not yet.

Gazbinski stands up from Duarte's guard - Gazbinski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Duarte jabs at Gazbinski's body.

Gazbinski pushes Duarte up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duarte.

Duarte has hold of one of Gazbinski's legs. Gazbinski is fighting the takedown attempt but Duarte gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Duarte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gazbinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duarte controls the pace.
Gazbinski keeping full guard, as Duarte tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gazbinski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gazbinski looks to land a left hand but Duarte moved out of range nicely.
Duarte is looking to counter the offense by Gazbinski and move into the clinch.
Rogerio Duarte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duarte throws a nice looking combination but Gazbinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Duarte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duarte 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Duarte!