PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Cadwallader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Duke's choice of entrance music: Amazing Grace. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cadwallader
vs
Duke

180 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Cadwallader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Duke!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadwallader lands a really nice looking cross but Duke seems unphased.

It looks like William Duke has been cut.
Cadwallader shoots in for a double leg but Duke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cadwallader moves in looking to clinch but Duke pushes him off.
Cadwallader defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duke.

Cadwallader clinches up with Duke and pushes him back against the cage.
Cadwallader taking a breather.

Cadwallader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cadwallader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
Duke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cadwallader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cadwallader Throws a clean left jab. Cadwallader Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Duke's chin! Duke crumbles to the ground and Cadwallader follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Cadwallader!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erik Cadwallader!