PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard comes to the cage accompanied by Montivantion. Duenas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: California Gurls. Reece Edward Duenas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bastard
vs
Edward Duenas

175 cm
29
168 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

182 cm
31
162 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Edward Duenas!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duenas scores with a one two! Bastard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bastard misses with a takedown
and Duenas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bastard with a poor takedown
and Duenas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt - Duenas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ol Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duenas darts in trying to clinch

and Bastard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bastard.
Duenas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard is trying to pull guard but Duenas has him pressed against the cage.
Duenas tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Duenas back against the cage.
Bastard jumps guard but Duenas stands there with Bastard around his waist. Bastard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike.
Bastard jumps guard but Duenas stands there with Bastard around his waist. Bastard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duenas misses with a punch to the body.

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 Bastard uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Duenas keeps moving.
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 works his way into side control.
Duenas tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bastard's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Duenas crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bastard struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas trying to control the position but Bastard is working away.
You can see the frustration on Bastard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bastard manages to get back to half guard.
Bastard punching from the bottom.

Bastard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duenas pulls his head out easily.
Bastard trying to control here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duenas works his way into full mount!
Bastard is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is looking to improve his position but Duenas isn't that keen on the idea.
Bastard tries to hold on but Duenas pushes him away.
Bastard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bastard missing with punches from the bottom.

Bastard looking for submissions off his back.
Bastard is breathing heavily.
Bastard trying to hold on to Duenas's head to control him but Duenas postures up.
Duenas winds up and cracks Bastard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duenas is nestled in close to Bastard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bastard wants to control but Duenas is keeping busy.
Bastard misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bastard punching from the bottom.
Bastard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bastard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bastard looking for a guillotine here but Duenas defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bastard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duenas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ol Bastard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bastard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duenas. Duenas obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastard walks into a jab.
Bastard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duenas but Duenas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bastard fails to land the takedown.
Duenas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bastard.
Bastard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duenas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bastard thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ol Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duenas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bastard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duenas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bastard is trying to defend but Duenas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bastard striking from half guard on the bottom.
Bastard misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bastard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duenas.
Ol Bastard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duenas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bastard defending well though.
Duenas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Duenas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bastard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bastard throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bastard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duenas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Bastard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bastard trying to control but Duenas is having none of it.
Duenas tries to hold on but Bastard postures up.
Bastard raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duenas wants to hold on but Bastard pushes him away.
Bastard landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bastard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Duenas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bastard landing strikes from the mount.
Bastard lands a big elbow.
Bastard lands a big elbow.
Bastard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Duenas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duenas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bastard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duenas hang on?
Duenas is still in real trouble! Can Bastard finish him?
Duenas is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bastard cracks Duenas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bastard scoring with strikes but Duenas is staying in there.

Bastard goes for an armbar but Duenas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Duenas.
Duenas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bastard has his feet on Duenas's thighs here. He's pushed Duenas off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Duenas screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ol Bastard!
Ol Bastard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.