PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike rasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

rasta
vs
Duff

200 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, mike rasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Duff!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rasta drops Duff with a left right combo! rasta follows him down to the ground into side control.

Duff is rocked!

It looks like Sam Duff has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duff tries to improve position but can't.
Duff is still in real trouble! Can rasta finish him?
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

rasta stands up.

Duff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
rasta moves into full guard.
Duff seems to have recovered his senses.
Duff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
rasta working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff tries to stand but rasta is controlling from the bottom.
rasta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duff's guard.
Duff keeping moving, preventing rasta from controlling successfully.
rasta preventing the sweep.
Duff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. rasta manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
rasta is looking to stand up but Duff isn't so interested in that idea.
rasta scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
rasta keeping moving, preventing Duff from controlling successfully.
rasta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duff passes rasta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Duff looks gassed!
Duff tries to pass to full mount but rasta defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on rasta's thigh. rasta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
rasta is trying to control the position but Duff postures up.
rasta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Duff!
Duff is wriggling around trying to escape.
rasta content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Duff is trying to escape the mount.

rasta is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Duff has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Duff!
Duff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
rasta working a defensive guard here.
Duff stands up over rasta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mike rasta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Duff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Duff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
rasta stuffs the takedown attempt from Duff. Duff gets slowly back to his feet.
rasta misses with a few strikes there.
Duff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - rasta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
mike rasta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but rasta swivels and escapes.
mike rasta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Duff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rasta stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

rasta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
rasta trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rasta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
rasta passes Duff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Duff tries to kick rasta off but rasta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Duff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duff missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
rasta is looking to advance position but Duff won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Duff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Duff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
rasta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duff stops rasta from standing up.
rasta trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as rasta holds on and takes a little breather.
rasta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Duff pushes down on rasta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
rasta tries to kick Duff off but Duff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
rasta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duff slows the pace down in half guard.
rasta is looking to control Duff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can rasta avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that mike rasta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Duff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

rasta gets caught flat footed, as Duff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. rasta swivels though and keeps the full guard.

rasta has his feet on Duff's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
rasta tries to clinch there but Duff circles away.

rasta tries to keep at a distance but Duff has taken the fight into the clinch.

rasta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duff tries a head kick but it misses.
rasta wants to clinch up but Duff keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from rasta does no damage.

rasta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Duff is squirming around, avoiding rasta's attempts to control the action.
Sam Duff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Duff tries to buck rasta off but he can't manage it.
rasta throwing strikes here but Duff is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Duff tries to hold on but rasta pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but rasta is staying active.
Duff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Duff regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duff wants to sweep but no luck.
Duff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
rasta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duff working for a triangle but rasta defends it easily.
Duff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duff controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Let's hope that Duff has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
rasta wants to control but Duff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Duff is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duff moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Duff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think rasta 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mike rasta!