PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Kiptanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiptanui comes to the cage accompanied by Steen1 - Huvipuiston takana . Duenas has chosen California Gurls as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiptanui
vs
Edward Duenas

173 cm
24
166 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

182 cm
29
162 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kiptanui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Edward Duenas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duenas scores with a shot to the body.

Kiptanui shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kiptanui wants to control from the top but Duenas keeps moving.
Duenas keeping full guard, as Kiptanui tries to pass.
Kiptanui controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Duenas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiptanui defends well.
Kiptanui being controlled here momentarily.
Kiptanui wants to control from the top but Duenas keeps moving.

Gabriel Kiptanui has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiptanui.
Kiptanui fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiptanui will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duenas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Kiptanui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Kiptanui.

Duenas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Duenas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiptanui manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duenas is looking to improve his position but Kiptanui isn't that keen on the idea.
Kiptanui connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kiptanui looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Kiptanui goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Duenas turns into him and now he's in Kiptanui's guard.

Duenas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiptanui has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duenas has managed to get both his arms back between Kiptanui's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas wants to pass the guard but Kiptanui is keeping the position.
Duenas is working Kiptanui over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Kiptanui is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Duenas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duenas misses with a punch to the body.
Kiptanui looking to slow down the pace here.

Duenas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duenas keeps the fight on the outside.

Duenas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui trying to hold on to Duenas's head to control him but Duenas postures up.
Duenas is stalling here. Kiptanui is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Duenas seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kiptanui has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kiptanui sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Duenas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Kiptanui thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Kiptanui is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duenas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duenas is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kiptanui is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Duenas looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kiptanui gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Duenas is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kiptanui lets go of the hold and Duenas can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Kiptanui!
Gabriel Kiptanui managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0, into his post fight interview.