PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. The crowd seem to be enjoying Duenas's choice of entrance music: California Gurls. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St James
vs
Edward Duenas

169 cm
23
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
162 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Reece Edward Duenas!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James wants to clinch.
Duenas throws a hook but St James avoids it easily.
St James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - St James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from St James.
Mark St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duenas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St James sprawls well. St James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duenas gets slowly back to his feet.
St James wants to clinch up but Duenas keeps it at a distance.
St James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duenas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mark St James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reece Edward Duenas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St James tries to clinch there but Duenas circles away.

St James gets a clinch.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duenas backwards.
Duenas stalling in the clinch but St James improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duenas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James lands a right hand.
Duenas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St James misses with some punches.
St James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duenass head.
St James works on Duenas's body with a couple of short punches.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Duenas.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
St James lands a left hand.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duenas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St James as Duenas tries to tie him up.
St James prevents a body shot from Duenas.
St James has a couple of punches blocked by Duenas.
St James misses with some punches.
Duenas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duenas looking to stall.

Duenas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Duenas is trying to keep St James in close.
St James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duenas on the ground.
Duenas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duenas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Duenas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duenas thows a huge punch but St James dodges it nicely.
St James wants to get back to his feet.
Duenas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duenas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Duenas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Duenas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St James sees it coming and defends easily.
Duenas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St James defending well though.
St James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St James is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duenas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St James's head.
St James tries to kick Duenas off but Duenas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Duenas with the ground and pound but St James uses the opportunity to regain guard.
St James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St James tries to get out of the position.
Duenas throws and elbow that misses. St James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Duenas's guard. Nice move by St James!
St James wants to stand but Duenas is controlling his posture from full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duenas has his foot on St James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St James works his way back into a safe position though.

Duenas is looking for a triangle but St James pushes his legs off easily.

Duenas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duenas looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Duenas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Duenas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St James defends well.

Duenas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St James defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reece Edward Duenas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duenas circles away from the clinch attempt.

St James moves into the clinch.
St James throws a punch but it's blocked by Duenas.
Duenas tries to stall but St James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from St James.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St James.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duenas is trying to force a seperation but St James has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from St James.
Duenas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St James scores with a shoulder strike.
Duenas tries to throw a body punch but St James avoids it by throwing Duenas back against the cage.
St James lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from St James.
Duenas is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St James.
St James scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, St James scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
St James cracks Duenas with a nice body shot.
St James lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from St James.
Duenas takes a shot to the head.
A short left from St James.
A nice right hand lands inside from St James.
A hook to the body from St James.
Duenas takes a shot to the head.
St James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St James gets through Duenas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duenas blocks an uppercut.
St James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duenas backwards.
St James works on Duenas's body with a couple of short punches.
St James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St James lands with a left to the head.
St James gets through Duenas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duenas backwards.
St James lands a body shot in the clinch.
St James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St James digs a right hand underneath Duenas's ribcage. Duenas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St James lands a body punch.
St James misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James digs a right hand into Duenas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duenas's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duenass head.
St James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duenass head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duenass head.
Duenas blocks an uppercut.
St James scores with a shot to the side of Duenas's head.
Duenas takes a shot to the head.
St James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St James presses Duenas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St James swings wildly with an uppercut but Duenas uses good head movement to avoid it.
St James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duenas or not.
St James lands a right hand.
St James lands a hook that snaps the head of Duenas backwards.
Duenas wants to get back to striking at distance but St James won't allow it.
St James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St James digs a right hand into Duenas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duenas's gas tank.
St James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duenas backwards.
St James lands with a light punch inside.
St James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duenas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duenas or not.
St James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St James lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duenas.
A short right from St James.
A short left from St James.
Mark St James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duenas tries to break free but St James pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duenas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from St James as the two fighters clinch.
St James lands an uppercut.
Duenas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St James or not.

Duenas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics St James uses from the top position.
St James trying to stand up but can't free himself from Duenas's guard.

St James is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Duenas has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. St James is looking to defend but Duenas has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for St James! Duenas pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, St James taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Reece Edward Duenas!