PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Blanka (ranked 2067 p4p, 1333 weight class) and Danny Duxbury (ranked 286 p4p, 180 weight class). Carlos Blanka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blanka
vs
Duxbury

188 cm
27
200
4 - 4 - 0

209 cm
25
215
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

HELLBENT

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Blanka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Duxbury!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanka moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanka wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice cross by Duxbury.

It looks like Carlos Blanka has been cut.
Duxbury misses with a right hand
and Blanka counters with a right hand to the body.
Duxbury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanka.
Blanka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blanka wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Danny Duxbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duxbury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blanka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duxbury has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duxbury misses with an uppercut
and Blanka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duxbury throws a combination that misses

and Blanka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blanka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Danny Duxbury has been cut.
Blanka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blanka keeps control of Duxbury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duxbury backwards.
Blanka lands a left hand.
Duxbury can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanka lands an uppercut.
Blanka stalling in the clinch.
Blanka lands a damaging elbow.
Blanka lands a nice elbow.
Blanka lands an elbow inside that Duxbury shrugs off.
Blanka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blanka.
Blanka slowing the pace effectively.
Blanka lands a hook that snaps the head of Duxbury backwards.
Blanka scores with a hook to the body.
Blanka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blanka.
Blanka lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duxbury backwards.

Duxbury is rocked!
Duxbury working hard to break the clinch.
Duxbury tries to break the clinch but Blanka is controlling the position.
Duxbury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duxbury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blanka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duxbury looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanka is working Duxbury over against the cage.
Duxbury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blanka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blanka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Blanka - that landed with a thud.
Blanka leaning against his opponent.
Blanka prevents Duxbury from breaking the clinch.
Blanka cracks Duxbury with a nice body shot.
Blanka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Blanka.
Blanka stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Blanka.
Blanka is working Duxbury over against the cage.
Blanka lands with a right to the head.
Duxbury is still on wobbly legs! Can Blanka finish him?
Blanka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blanka lands a body shot.
Blanka lands an elbow that stopped Duxbury in his tracks for a moment.
Blanka scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blanka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blanka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duxburys head.
Blanka lands a nice shot to the body.
Blanka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blanka lands an elbow inside that Duxbury shrugs off.
Blanka lands with a right to the head.

Blanka floors Duxbury with a big punch on the inside! Duxbury is trying to recover but Blanka dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanka wants to control but Duxbury is keeping him busy.

Blanka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Duxbury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Blanka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duxbury misses with a right hand
letting Blanka counter with a right hand.
Duxbury misses with a right hand
and Blanka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blanka lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Duxbury can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Blanka and Duxbury drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Blanka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Blanka!