PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Duncan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duncan
vs
Pucket

185 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Pucket!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan throws a right hand that Pucket ducks under and follows up with a left that Pucket also avoids with ease.
Pucket looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Duncan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duncan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jason Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duncan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pucket circles away quickly and effectively.
Pucket dodges the punch combination from Duncan.
Nice cross by Duncan.
No joy there for Duncan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duncan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Johnny Pucket has been cut.
Pucket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duncan works the jab nicely.

Pucket is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duncan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pucket is able to avoid easily.
Duncan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duncan lands a jab.
Pucket takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duncan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duncan scores with a three punch combo!
Duncan tries to bum rush Pucket with a series of wild strikes but Pucket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duncan misses with a takedown attempt - Pucket sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pucket checks a leg kick.
Duncan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pucket but Pucket pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pucket displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duncan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pucket's hands.

Pucket fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duncan sprawls well initially but Pucket persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Duncan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pucket.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pucket throws a big right hand that misses.
Duncan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet but Pucket passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan wants to improve his position but Pucket is controlling well.
Duncan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pucket wants to pass to mount but Duncan is defending the position.
Pucket sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duncan defending well though.
Duncan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duncan tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pucket wants to take a breather but Duncan is having none of it.
Duncan wants to control but Pucket is keeping busy.
Pucket stalling away here and it's allowed Duncan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pucket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duncan connects with a looping right hand.
Duncan misses with a series of wild punches.
Duncan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

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.
Duncan lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duncan.
Duncan looks for a takedown but Pucket sprawls well.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Duncan!
Some wild striking there from Pucket.
Pucket swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duncan counters with a stiff right hand.
Pucket throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duncan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duncan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pucket counters with a stiff right hand.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pucket paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Pucket, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pucket fails to land with a series of punches.
Pucket misses with a combination
and Duncan counters with a stiff right hand.
Duncan lands a two punch combo.
Duncan works Pucket's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Duncan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Pucket's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Duncan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice jab there from Duncan.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duncan misses with a few strikes there.
Pucket takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
Duncan dodges the punch combination from Pucket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duncan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pucket has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pucket and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duncan swinging wildly here.
Duncan throws a combination that misses
enabling Pucket to counter with a crisp jab.
Duncan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duncan fails to land with a series of punches.

Pucket feints and as Duncan raises his hands in defense, Pucket changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Duncan looking for a sweep. Not yet Duncan, not yet.
Pucket thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pucket wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pucket in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pucket showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pucket postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Duncan pushes Pucket off and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Duncan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pucket shoots for a takedown but Duncan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pucket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duncan.
Some wild striking there from Pucket.
Jason Duncan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pucket takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pucket checks a low kick from Duncan.
Duncan lands a jab to the nose.
Pucket blocks the body kick.
Pucket misses with the combination.
Duncan misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Duncan with that takedown attempt.
Duncan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duncan misses with a double jab

and Pucket counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pucket throwing strikes from guard but Duncan blocks nicely.

Pucket drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pucket jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duncan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pucket on the ground.
Pucket is looking to work some ground and pound but Duncan has wrist control.
Pucket trying to control the position from guard on top but Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pucket looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Pucket from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pucket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duncan with a hook.
Duncan lunges at Pucket with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pucket's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pucket showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Pucket'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. This is the final round!

Pucket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duncan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Duncan duly obliges.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duncan lands a nice shot to the body.
Duncan throws a one two combo.
Pucket takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duncan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duncan throws a low kick but Pucket avoids it.
Jason Duncan is winning the standup battle so far.
Duncan misses with a low kick.
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pucket.
Pucket has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duncan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pucket counters with a nice uppercut.
Pucket walks into a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pucket moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duncan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pucket lands with a cross.
Duncan throws a one two combo.
Pucket throws a nice looking combination but Duncan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pucket misses with a two punch combination.
Pucket ducks right into an uppercut from Duncan.
Pucket throws a big shot that misses.
Duncan lands with a nice body punch.
Duncan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pucket goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duncan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pucket misses with a wild combination.
Duncan scores with a three punch combo!
Pucket is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duncan.
Pucket has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pucket there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two 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.
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pucket.
Duncan tries to clinch there but Pucket circles away.
Duncan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pucket missing with a left hand there. Duncan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duncan looks to land a body kick but Pucket moved away.

Pucket looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pucket not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duncan is staying active underneath Pucket, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pucket misses with a head shot. Duncan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pucket wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pucket stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duncan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pucket trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duncan pulls Pucket in close to his closed guard and prevents Pucket from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pucket takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pucket swats away the attempt to clinch by Duncan.
Duncan 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.
Duncan moves away from the strike by Pucket.
Duncan lands with a nice combination. Pucket backs away looking to recover.
Pucket walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duncan scores with a jab.
Duncan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Duncan misses with a body kick.
Pucket dodges the punch combination from Duncan.
Duncan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pucket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Duncan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duncan 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... Jason Duncan!