PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by Bury Me With It. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman by Metallica. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Duke
vs
Johnson

195 cm
20
240 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
269 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Machina Clothing
Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carter Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duke moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duke misses with some punches.
Duke pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.

It looks like Carter Johnson has been cut.
Duke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
A right hook to the body lands for Duke.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson tries to stall but Duke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke misses with some punches.
Duke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke landing knees to the body.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Duke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Johnson is rocked!
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
A hook to the body from Duke.
Duke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Duke.
Duke lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Duke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duke lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Duke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Duke lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Duke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duke with a knee to the head.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A right hook to the body lands for Duke.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duke smiles and moves away.
Raoul Duke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Duke rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Duke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Duke won't allow it.
Duke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duke lands an uppercut.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duke stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

Duke forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Duke has double underhooks.

Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Duke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Duke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson takes a swing at Duke's ribcage but misses.
Duke slips under a jab from Johnson.

Duke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Duke misses with a body punch.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke misses with some punches.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Duke lands a knee to the head.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Duke won't allow it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Duke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Duke misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Duke is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Duke instigates a clinch.
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Duke prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Duke throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Duke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Duke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Duke on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Duke.
A short left from Duke.
Duke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Duke.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duke lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson tries to circle away but Duke has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Duke misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duke stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Duke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke lands a body punch.
Duke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Duke is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duke gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duke keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duke working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Duke, against the cage.
Duke throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Duke lands a right hand.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
Duke prevents the takedown attempt.
Raoul Duke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Johnson.
Duke lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is trying to drag Duke to the mat but Duke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Duke is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duke down to the mat. Duke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duke is looking to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Duke.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.

Duke pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Duke - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carter Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Duke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Duke - that landed with a thud.
Duke lands a nice elbow.
Duke misses with the head strike.
Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Duke.
Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
Duke lands with a short shot to the head.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Duke gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duke connects with a knee to the head.
Duke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson jumps guard but Duke stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Duke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duke lands a body shot.
Duke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duke lands a body punch.
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with the head strike.
Duke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson wants to break free but Duke has control.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raoul Duke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Johnson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duke.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Duke holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Duke working aggressively here.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duke smiles and moves away.
Duke is looking to clinch.

Duke pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Duke works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Duke moves into the clinch successfully.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duke has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson jumps guard but Duke stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Duke tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.

Duke takes the fight into the clinch.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Duke - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Duke is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duke down to the mat. Duke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Duke darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Duke lands a body punch.
Duke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
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!
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Johnson's cut.
That's time! Duke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Duke digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Duke wants to clinch.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Duke has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Duke lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Duke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short right from Duke.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Duke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
Nice body punch from Duke - that landed with a thud.
Raoul Duke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duke lands a body shot.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Duke lands a knee to the body.
Duke landing knees to the head.
Duke lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Duke finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Duke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
Raoul Duke retains his heavyweight title!