PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Didier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruci Bamboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ruci Bamboa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Didier
vs
Bamboa

191 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Didier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ruci Bamboa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didier throws a sloppy head kick and Bamboa moves out of range easily.
Didier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duke Didier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamboa keeps the fight on the outside.
Bamboa with a poor takedown
and Didier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Didier misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Didier misses.
Didier with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bamboa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Didier's guard now.
Bamboa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Didier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bamboa working some strikes from top position.
Didier is breathing heavily.
Bamboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Didier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bamboa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Didier's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Didier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Didier tries to get out of the position.
Bamboa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bamboa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bamboa lands a nice shot to the head.
Didier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bamboa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Didier wants to hold on but Bamboa pushes him away.
Bamboa with good strikes from the mount here!
Bamboa scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Didier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamboa cracks Didier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bamboa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bamboa lands with some strikes.
Bamboa lands a nice shot to the head.
Bamboa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bamboa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bamboa controlling from the full mount.
Bamboa with a couple of short strikes.
Bamboa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Didier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bamboa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bamboa looking to finish Didier with some ground and pound. This is bad for Didier!
Didier wants to hold on but Bamboa pushes him away.
Bamboa lands a big shot there that rocks Didier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Bamboa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didier tries to hold on but Bamboa pushes him away.
Bamboa breaks from Didier's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bamboa lands a heavy elbow.
Bamboa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Didier tries to lock up and control but Bamboa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Didier is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Didier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Didier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bamboa on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bamboa unloading with bombs!
Didier wants to control but Bamboa is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruci Bamboa dominated that round.
That's time! Didier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Didier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bamboa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Didier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bamboa wants to control from the top but Didier keeps moving.
Bamboa works over Didier with some ground and pound from guard.
Bamboa postures up and lands a big shot to Didier's brow.
Bamboa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Didier's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bamboa throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bamboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Didier throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bamboa wants to control from the top but Didier keeps moving.

Bamboa drops back looking for a leg! Didier is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Didier manages to kick Bamboa off! Bamboa jumps back into Didier's guard.
Didier looking to control.
Bamboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Didier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Didier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Didier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bamboa!
Bamboa tries to hold on but Didier postures up.
Bamboa is desperately trying to improve his position but Didier has a good base and remains in mount.
Didier trying to control but Bamboa is having none of it.
Bamboa is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didier connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Didier is working for a guillotine from mount but Bamboa frees his head quite easily.
Bamboa wants to hold on but Didier pushes him away.
Bamboa is looking to improve his position but Didier isn't that keen on the idea.
Didier tries to control but Bamboa wriggling away.
Bamboa is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bamboa tries to lock up and control but Didier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bamboa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bamboa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bamboa is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bamboa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruci Bamboa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Didier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bamboa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Didier.
Didier with a poor takedown

and Bamboa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bamboa.
Bamboa forces his way into half guard.
Bamboa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bamboa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Didier is staying active underneath Bamboa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bamboa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Bamboa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Didier sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboa is trying to control the action in half guard but Didier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bamboa thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Didier to regain full guard.
Didier can't keep his opponent in guard - Bamboa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Didier trying to control but Bamboa postures up.
Didier is looking to escape.
Bamboa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Bamboa.
Didier is looking for a sweep. Bamboa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bamboa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruci Bamboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Bamboa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ruci Bamboa has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Bamboa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Didier is working to get back to half guard.
Bamboa avoids the attempt from Didier to control.
Bamboa controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didier is trying to stand up.
Bamboa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bamboa working Didier over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bamboa controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ruci Bamboa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Didier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruci Bamboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bamboa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruci Bamboa!