PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adli Pachan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Duke looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Duke
vs
Pachan

185 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adli Pachan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke misses with a series of wild punches.
Duke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pachan is able to avoid easily.
Pachan blocks a head kick by Duke.
Pachan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duke is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pachan throws a series of punches but Duke moves out of range.
Pachan cracks the inside of Duke's front leg.
Duke tried to score with a low kick but Pachan checks it.

Pachan gets tackled into the cage by Duke. Duke maintains the clinch.
Pachan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Duke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick
and Pachan counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Pachan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pachan fakes the leg kick and cracks Duke in the body.
Pachan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bill Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Duke tries to land a leg kick but Pachan saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Pachan does no damage.
Duke misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pachan checks a low kick from Duke.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Pachan moves out of range easily.
Duke throws a head kick but Pachan moves out of range.
Pachan works over Duke's head and body with a nice combination.
Adli Pachan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Pachan.
Pachan lands the left hand.
Duke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pachan counters with a stiff right hand.
Duke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pachan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pachan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Duke throws a lazy head kick
and Pachan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pachan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pachan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Pachan - just one landing.
Pachan lands a nice shot to the body.
Pachan punishes Duke's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pachan thows a body kick. Duke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Duke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crunch! Pachan slams his shin into Duke's torso.
Pachan dips to his left and cracks Duke with an uppercut!
Pachan scores with a decent looking hook.
Duke walks into a stiff left hand from Pachan.
Pachan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Pachan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Pachan.
Duke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Pachan finds it's way through Duke's defenses.
Pachan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pachan duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pachan punishes Duke's body with a nice straight punch.
Pachan scores with a kick to the body.
Duke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pachan.
Duke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pachan is fending him off so far but Duke persists. Nope, Pachan circles away and we're back to standing.
Pachan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duke wants to slow Pachan down by chopping away at his legs.
Pachan throws a front kick that sends Duke stumbling back into the cage.
Pachan digs a good hook to Duke's body.
Pachan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pachan digs a good body shot into Duke's ribs.
Pachan scores with a one two! Duke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duke misses with a combination
and Pachan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pachan.
Duke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pachan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duke throws a leg kick but Pachan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pachan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pachan is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Pachan as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pachan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duke is looking to clinch.
Pachan lands a nice shot to the body.
Pachan is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pachan scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adli Pachan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Left hook, right uppercut from Pachan.
Pachan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pachan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Duke darts in and clinches Pachan up against the cage.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Pachan is blocking nicely.
Duke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Duke jumps guard.
Pachan wants to stand but Duke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pachan is one step ahead there.
Pachan is looking to stand up but Duke won't let him.
Duke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pachan won't allow Duke to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pachan tries to stand but Duke is controlling from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pachan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Adli Pachan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke blocks a head kick by Pachan.
Duke tries to clinch there but Pachan circles away.
Duke misses with a two punch combination.
Pachan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Duke takes the fight into the clinch.
Duke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pachan walks away with a smile on his face. Duke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pachan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duke misses with a double jab
and Pachan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Pachan. Beautiful body shot.
Pachan cracks Duke with an open hand slap.
Duke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pachan is looking to slow Duke down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pachan!
Pachan thuds his shin into the meat of Duke's side.
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pachan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
Pachan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pachan duly obliges.
Duke misses with a low kick as Pachan jumps back.
Duke throws a leg kick but Pachan moved away.
Duke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pachan.
Duke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Duke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pachan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pachan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duke eats them both and turns towards Pachan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pachan. That's going to slow Duke down.
Duke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pachan counters with a left to the body.
Duke is looking to clinch but Pachan is avoiding it.
Duke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pachan fails to land with a series of punches.
Duke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pachan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duke's knee momentarily.
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!
Pachan scores with a head kick.
Duke tries to clinch but Pachan moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke motions for Pachan to come forward. Duke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adli Pachan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Duke has Pachan up against the cage in a clinch.
Pachan tries to circle away but Duke has him pinned against the cage.
Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duke lands a right hand.
Pachan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pachan's efforts to push away.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duke tries a knee to the head but Pachan blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pachan's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Duke.

Pachan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pachan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Duke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pachan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pachan.
Duke just leaning against Pachan, taking a breather.
Duke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pachan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pachan can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pachan is looking to break free of the clinch but Duke has double underhooks.

Duke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Pachan.
A right-left combo lands from Pachan.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pachan!
Duke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pachan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pachan.
Pachan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick there by Pachan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Pachan.
Pachan pushes Duke away with a front kick.
Pachan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill Duke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke walks into a left hand.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick
and Pachan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pachan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pachan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pachan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pachan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duke.

Pachan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Pachan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick
and Pachan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duke really felt that one!
A punch combination from Pachan misses.
Bill Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke throws a right hand that Pachan ducks under and follows up with a left that Pachan also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pachan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duke scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Duke throws a sloppy head kick
and Pachan counters with a low kick, right behind Duke 's knee.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duke motions for Pachan to come forward. Duke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pachan works over Duke's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Pachan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Duke has managed to clinch.
Pachan tries to circle away but Duke has him pinned against the cage.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adli Pachan.
I've got Pachan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adli Pachan!