PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Duarte (ranked 3202 p4p, 3743 weight class) and Luke Glanton (ranked 439 p4p, 501 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Duarte
vs
Glanton

193 cm
27
194
13 - 13 - 0

195 cm
26
191
4 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 13 - 13 - 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 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Glanton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glanton fails to land with a series of punches.
Duarte checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Glanton, as that shot connected.
Glanton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Duarte as he checks the leg kick.
Glanton just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDuarte.
A cross from Glanton lands.
Glanton misses with an uppercut. Duarte saw that one coming.
Duarte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glanton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glanton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duarte checks it well.
Duarte avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glanton throws a poor cross that misses
and Duarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duarte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glanton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Glanton finds it's way through Duarte's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Glanton.
Glanton is looking for the big counter here.
Luke Glanton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duarte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glanton.
Duarte feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duarte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Glanton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duarte scores with a sloppy right hand. Glanton should have avoided that one.
Duarte takes a swing at Glanton's ribcage but misses.
Glanton throws a leg kick
letting Duarte counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Duarte. Beautiful body shot.
Glanton misses with the combination.
And Duarte counters with a quick kick to the body but Glanton blocks it.
Duarte throws a hook to the side of Glanton's head but Glanton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glanton throws a leg kick
and Duarte counters with a good low kick that Glanton was not able to check.
Glanton misses with a looping right.
Glanton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duarte lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Glanton both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte fails to land with a series of punches.
Duarte checks a leg kick nicely.
Glanton slips a straight right by Duarte.
Duarte throws a right and a left that Glanton avoids nicely.
Glanton throws a right hand that Duarte ducks under and follows up with a left that Duarte also avoids with ease.
Duarte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Duarte.
Glanton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duarte counters with a straight right hand.
Glanton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duarte blocks a leg kick.
Duarte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Duarte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duarte is looking to counter punch.
Duarte lands a big head kick that sends Glanton to the canvas! Duarte follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogerio Duarte!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rogerio Duarte waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.