PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 24 p4p, 42 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Poli
vs
Duranto

183 cm
32
174
27 - 7 - 1

180 cm
37
173
32 - 16 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli checks a leg kick.
Poli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poli lands with a kick to the temple. Duranto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Duranto.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duranto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Poli.
Duranto lands with a cross.
Duranto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poli to score with a decent uppercut.
Poli blocks a jab.
A low kick from Duranto misses
and Poli counters with a low kick, right behind Duranto 's knee.
Poli throws a hook but Duranto blocks it.
Poli moves out of range as Duranto strikes.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Poli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duranto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Poli blocks it well.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Duranto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duranto.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Duranto moved out of range.
Poli scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Poli misses with a straight left.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Duranto throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Duranto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Duranto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Poli - just one landing.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duranto. That's going to slow Poli down.
Poli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Poli throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli motions for Duranto to come forward. Poli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duranto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Duranto.
Poli darts in trying to clinch
and Poli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poli is looking to clinch.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
Poli lands with a good body shot.
Duranto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poli throws a jab when Duranto was well out of range.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto scores with a head kick. Poli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Roli Poli has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Duranto misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Poli.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poli.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Poli misses with a straight left.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Poli does it's job there.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Poli.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli lands with a good body shot.
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duranto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto moves out of range as Poli throws a body kick.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duranto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a body kick.

Duranto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poli tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Poli back against the cage.

Poli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Poli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Poli settles back down.
Duranto is looking to clinch.
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Duranto moves out of range easily.
Duranto works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Duranto misses
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Poli.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Poli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Poli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duranto. Duranto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duranto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poli scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Duranto lands a nice hook to Poli's body. Poli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poli takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Duranto counters with a body kick.
Duranto wants to slow Poli down by chopping away at his legs.
Poli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Poli.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli with a hook.
Poli tries to clinch but Duranto is having none of it.
Duranto throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Duranto moves out of range of the strikes.
Poli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Poli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Duranto back to the cage. Poli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Poli lands with an uppercut that bounces Duranto off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli takes one to the side of the head.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Poli throws a jab when Duranto was well out of range.
Poli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Poli throwing a counter right hand but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli avoids the body shot from Duranto.
Duranto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poli checks it well.
Poli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duranto can do to turn this around?
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Duranto misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
Duranto dips to his left and cracks Poli with an uppercut!
Poli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Duranto blocks the leg kick.
Poli scores with a jab to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poli.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Duranto throws a hook to the side of Poli's head but Poli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Poli's front leg but catches the back leg as Poli tries to avoid it.
Duranto throws a right hand that misses
and Poli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duranto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
Duranto feints a counter leg kick.
Poli lands with a nice body punch.
Poli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duranto lands a body shot.
Duranto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poli.
Poli checks the leg kick.
Poli lands with a kick to the temple. Duranto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duranto avoids the head kick by Poli.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli throws a head kick that half lands.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Poli blocks the low kick.
Poli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duranto is able to avoid easily.
Poli is looking to score with low kicks.
Duranto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duranto tries to work over Poli's front leg with a kick but Poli checks it.
A lazy left from Poli finds it's target.
Poli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Duranto throws a chopping leg kick but Poli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Duranto misses its intended target.
Duranto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Poli. That snapped Duranto's head back.
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Poli lands with a slapping head kick.
Poli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto misses with a two punch combination.
Duranto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Duranto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Poli.
Duranto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duranto connects with a body shot that sends Poli's belly button to the back.
Duranto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Poli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poli takes one on the button.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Poli swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
A combination from Poli does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Duranto as he connects with a hook.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Poli slips under a jab.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
and Duranto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roli Poli's cut.
That's time! Poli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Duranto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poli. Poli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Poli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Poli sizes up Duranto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick from Poli lands but Duranto takes it in his stride.
Duranto moves away from the strike by Poli.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duranto thumps Poli with a low kick.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Poli.

Poli clinches up with Duranto and pushes him back against the cage.
Poli prevents a body shot from Duranto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Poli manages to break the clinch.
Poli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duranto.
Poli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duranto throws out the jab.
Poli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duranto scores with a decent looking hook.
Duranto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice straight punches there by Poli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poli.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poli is looking to clinch.
Poli throws a right hand that Duranto ducks under and follows up with a left that Duranto also avoids with ease.
Poli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duranto under the eye.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duranto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Duranto tries a quick counter leg kick but Poli is wise to it.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Duranto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Poli misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duranto tries a quick counter leg kick but Poli is wise to it.
Duranto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poli thinks about countering with a head kick.
Duranto swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Duranto.
Poli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duranto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duranto throws a low kick but Poli moves out of range easily.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Poli.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli 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 cracks Poli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Duranto throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
A low kick lands for Duranto.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Poli checks it.
Poli lands a really nice looking cross but Duranto seems unphased.
Poli lands with a cross.
Duranto throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli is looking to counter with head kicks.
Duranto scores with a shot to the body.
Poli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duranto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duranto moves out of range of the strikes.
Poli checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duranto.
Duranto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Duranto clinches.
Poli takes a shot to the head.
Poli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poli blocks an uppercut.
Poli wants to break free but Duranto has control.

Duranto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duranto cracks Poli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duranto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duranto blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli blocks a low kick nicely.
Duranto needs to keep his hands up - Poli had a free shot at his head there.
Duranto throws a head kick but Poli moves out of range.
Poli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duranto at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Duranto.
I think Duranto 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.