PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaconda Anaconda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nukem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Head Crusher by Megadeth. Anaconda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baby Got Back. Duke Nukem has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nukem
vs
Anaconda

200 cm
24
275 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

204 cm
26
279 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anaconda Anaconda!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem blocks a leg kick.
Nukem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nukem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anaconda's head.

It looks like Anaconda Anaconda has been cut.
Nukem tries a head kick but it misses.
Anaconda misses with a series of wild punches.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anaconda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nukem is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nukem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem throws a right hand that Anaconda ducks under and follows up with a left that Anaconda also avoids with ease.
Nukem looks for the body kick but Anaconda saw that one coming.

Nukem instigates a clinch.
Anaconda avoiding damage as Nukem throws knees to the body.
Nukem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nukem drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Anaconda on the inside.
Anaconda avoids a wild elbow strike from Nukem.
Anaconda avoiding damage as Nukem throws knees to the body.
Nukem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anaconda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nukem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nukem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anaconda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nukem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anaconda backwards.
Nukem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anaconda dodges an elbow strike from Nukem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anaconda throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nukem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anaconda's brow.
Nukem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anaconda is working Nukem over against the cage.
Anaconda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anaconda lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Anaconda.
Anaconda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nukem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anaconda is defending well for now.
Nukem landing knees to the body.
Nukem prevents a body shot from Anaconda.
Nukem lands an elbow inside.
Nukem pushes off an throws an elbow but Anaconda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nukem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anaconda's defenses.
Anaconda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anaconda looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nukem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nukem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nukem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anaconda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anaconda lands a body shot.
Nukem crunches a lovely knee into Anaconda's ribcage.
Nukem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anaconda's defenses.
Nukem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nukem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Nukem pulls Anaconda into guard.

Nukem looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Nukem isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anaconda stacks Nukem on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anaconda!
Anaconda cracks Nukem with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nukem keeps working.
Anaconda gets to mount! Nukem was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Anaconda trying to control but Nukem is having none of it.
Nukem is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anaconda controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Nukem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anaconda Anaconda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anaconda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nukem misses with a leg kick
and Anaconda counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
Nukem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nukem closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nukem is looking to clinch but Anaconda is avoiding it.
Nukem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anaconda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Anaconda cracks Nukem with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Anaconda has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nukem to stand back up!

Nukem is rocked!

Duke Nukem's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anaconda swats away the attempt to clinch by Nukem.
Anaconda throws the kick towards the body but Nukem avoids it.
Anaconda misses with a leg kick
and Nukem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anaconda throws a leg kick but Nukem moved away.
Anaconda tried to score with a low kick but Nukem checks it.
Nukem looks to land a body kick but Anaconda moved away.
Nukem slips a jab and a cross from Anaconda.
Anaconda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem avoids the head kick by Anaconda.
Nukem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anaconda.
Nukem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Duke Nukem's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nukem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nukem slips a straight right by Anaconda.
Anaconda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anaconda misses with a few strikes there.
Anaconda Anaconda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Anaconda misses its intended target.
Anaconda throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem misses with a kick to the body
and Nukem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anaconda.
Nukem ducks under a wild hook from Anaconda.
Nukem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nukem closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anaconda is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anaconda dodges the ground and pound from Nukem.

Nukem tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws an elbow but Anaconda slips to the side and avoids it well.
Anaconda is trying to buck Nukem off.

Nukem tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nukem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anaconda Anaconda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!

Anaconda cracks Nukem with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anaconda misses with a few strikes there.
Nukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Anaconda circles away.
Anaconda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nukem.
Nukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Anaconda circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nukem drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nukem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anaconda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nukem throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem stops Anaconda from standing up.

Anaconda manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Anaconda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nukem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nukem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anaconda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nukem moves out of range of the strikes.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
Anaconda slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nukem looks for a takedown but Anaconda sprawls well.
Anaconda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anaconda connects with a crisp jab.
Nukem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anaconda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Anaconda misses.
Nukem tries to clinch
and Anaconda counters with a left and a right that stings Nukem.

Jeez, Duke Nukem's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Duke Nukem's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anaconda Anaconda!