PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Margules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by Pillz. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Duke
vs
Margules

215 cm
24
277 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

189 cm
29
248 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Margules!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margules fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duke avoids it really well and circles away.
Duke tries to clinch there but Margules circles away.
Margules takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Margules walks into a straight right hand from Duke.
Margules blocks the body kick.
Margules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Margules misses with a double jab.
Duke throws a nice looking combination but Margules bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Margules stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duke.
Duke closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Helio Margules has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Margules.
Margules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duke avoids the body shot from Margules.
Duke misses with a hook
and Margules counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margules looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Raoul Duke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duke avoids the body shot from Margules.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margules moves away.
Duke looks for the body kick but Margules saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Margules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margules misses the shot to the body.
Duke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Duke misses with a low kick.
Duke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Margules throws a hook but Duke avoids it easily.
Duke slips under a jab.
Margules misses with a wild combination.
Duke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duke is looking to wear down Margules with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Margules throws out the jab.
Duke lands a leg kick that knocks Margules off balance momentarily.
Margules is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margules takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Margules on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Duke clinches up with Margules and pushes him back against the cage.
Duke has Margules pressed against the cage.
Margules fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Margules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duke takes one to the side of the head.
Margules shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Margules takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duke lands a jab.
Margules misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
Margules fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raoul Duke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Margules.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margules manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Margules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margules throws a hook but Duke avoids it easily.
Margules swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Margules has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duke finds it's way round the side to connect with Margules's head.
Duke tries to clinch but Margules moves out of range.
Margules changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Margules's head.
Duke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Margules throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duke tries to clinch up.
Duke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margules manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Duke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duke throws a leg kick but Margules sees it coming and moves out of range.

Duke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Duke has his foot on Margules's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margules works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margules stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Margules's guard.
Duke trying to control but Margules is working from the bottom.
Margules keeping full guard, as Duke tries to pass.
Duke trying to control the position from guard on top but Margules is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Raoul Duke just wasn't active enough.
Margules ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Margules's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Margules finds it's way through Duke's defenses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duke takes a swing at Margules's ribcage but misses.
Raoul Duke is winning the standup battle so far.
Duke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Margules swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Duke both land. Nice combination.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margules throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.
Duke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Margules backs up against the cage.
Margules tries for a takedown but Duke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duke lands a leg kick that knocks Margules off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Duke wants to slow Margules down by chopping away at his legs.
Margules slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Margules misses with a wild body shot.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Margules.
Jab from Duke.
Margules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke scores with a kick to the body.
Duke throws a leg kick which misses Margules's front leg but catches the back leg as Margules tries to avoid it.
Duke tried to score with a low kick but Margules checks it.

Margules gets tackled into the cage by Duke. Duke maintains the clinch.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Margules is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Margules or not.
Duke leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Duke.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Margules won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Duke - that landed with a thud.
Duke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Margules wants to break free but Duke has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
A right handed body shot lands from Duke.
Duke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duke obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Margules takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Duke throws an elbow but it misses.
Margules wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Margules lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Duke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Duke.
Duke lands an elbow just above Margules 's eye.
Duke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Margules's defenses.
Duke effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Margules's defenses.

That has opened up Helio Margules's cut even more.
Duke stalling the fight.
Margules wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Duke tries to land knees in the clinch but Margules avoids the damage to the body.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Margules lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke taking a breather.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio Margules's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Duke throws a nice inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duke.
Margules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from Margules.
Duke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margules. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margules shoots in for a takedown but Duke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margules.
Good exchange - Duke coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Duke there.
Duke lands with a kick to the temple. Margules shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Margules's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duke cracks the inside of Margules's front leg.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margules manages to avoid it.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Margules takes a swing at Duke's ribcage but misses.
Margules takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duke looks to land a combination but Margules avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Margules or perhaps it was just good defense by Duke which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke scores with a jab to the head.

Margules is rocked!

The cut above Helio Margules's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Margules's calf.
Margules is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Margules misses with a hook.
Duke scores with a jab to the body.
Duke lands a slapping body shot.
Duke drops Margules with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Margules! Duke dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
After winning the bout, Raoul Duke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.