PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zett Jukassa (ranked 1142 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Rogerio Duarte (ranked 176 p4p, 338 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jukassa
vs
Duarte

189 cm
25
195
9 - 4 - 0

193 cm
27
194
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukassa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duarte misses with a straight right.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Duarte manages to avoid it.
Jukassa blocks a jab.
Jukassa is looking to counter punch.
Duarte misses with the body kick
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jukassa misses the jab.
Jukassa lands a jab to Duarte's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duarte throws a sloppy head kick and Jukassa moves out of range easily.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Duarte manages to avoid it.
Jukassa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Duarte tenderised Jukassa's leg. Jukassa is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Duarte misses with an uppercut.
Duarte misses with the body kick
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Duarte thows a leg kick but Jukassa checks it
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Duarte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Duarte looks to move away, Jukassa throws a big counter combo but Duarte just gets out of the way.
Duarte throws the kick towards the body but Jukassa avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Jukassa misses its target.
Jukassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa takes one on the button.
Duarte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duarte misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jukassa swings for the body but Duarte moves out of range.
Jukassa takes a swing at Duarte's ribcage but misses.
Duarte throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duarte throws a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jukassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duarte misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duarte.
Duarte misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duarte throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Jukassa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duarte slips under a jab.
Duarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duarte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte takes a swing at Jukassa's ribcage but misses.
Duarte throws a head kick that misses
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duarte misses with a leg kick
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukassa moves out of range as Duarte throws a body kick.
Duarte throws a wild body kick that Jukassa sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duarte.
Jukassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duarte moves away.
And Duarte responds with a good body kick, but Jukassa manages to step out the way in time.
Duarte misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zett Jukassa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Duarte throws a lazy right hand but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duarte throws a shot from downtown. Jukassa moves away and avoids it.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duarte misses the jab.
Jukassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Duarte misses its intended target.
It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duarte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Duarte.
It looked like Jukassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jukassa throws a hook to the side of Duarte's head but Duarte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Duarte catches Jukassa right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duarte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duarte scores with a leg kick.
Duarte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jukassa to score with a decent uppercut.
Rogerio Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jukassa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duarte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duarte jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
It looked like Jukassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duarte throws a hook to the side of Jukassa's head but Jukassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jukassa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jukassa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duarte misses with a left hand
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Jukassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jukassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jukassa is looking to counter punch.
Duarte throws a series of strikes that have Jukassa backpedaling.
Duarte throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duarte misses with a wild body shot.
Duarte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukassa.
As Duarte looks to move away, Jukassa throws a big counter combo but Duarte just gets out of the way.
Duarte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Duarte.
Jukassa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Duarte misses with a right hand
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Jukassa.
It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duarte.
Duarte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duarte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jukassa's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duarte.
Duarte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Duarte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Duarte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jukassa is out of range.
Jukassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Jukassa misses.
Duarte misses with a looping right.
Jukassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Duarte misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
Duarte looks to land a body kick but Jukassa moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duarte throws a leg kick
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Jukassa.
Duarte just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Jukassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jukassa defending well as Duarte loads up on a big left hand.
Duarte tries a head kick but it misses.
Jukassa cracks Duarte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duarte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jukassa is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte tried to score with a low kick but Jukassa checks it.
Duarte misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Jukassa. Those never looked like landing.
Duarte misses with a wild body shot.
Jukassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duarte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Duarte manages to avoid it.
Duarte misses the shot to the body.
Duarte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jukassa checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jukassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Duarte swings for the body but Jukassa moves out of range.
It looked like Jukassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jukassa lands a lovely overhand right.
Duarte clobbers Jukassa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick by Duarte misses
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Jukassa blocks a head kick by Duarte.
Duarte takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Duarte misses with a straight left.
Jukassa is looking to counter punch.
Duarte looks to land a right hand but Jukassa moved out of range.
Jukassa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jukassa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Jukassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duarte throws a fast counter high kick but Jukassa manages to duck under it in time.
Duarte throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Jukassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

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 Zett Jukassa.
I think Jukassa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zett Jukassa!
Zett Jukassa spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.