PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Date
vs
Duterte

191 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudy Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date scores with a hook to the body. Duterte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duterte.

Date gets a clinch.
Duterte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Date walks away with a smile on his face. Duterte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Date as he connects with a hook.
Duterte ducks under a wild hook from Date.
Duterte misses with a hook to the body
enabling Date to counter with a crisp jab.
Duterte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Date to counter with a crisp jab.
Alistair Date has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Duterte.
A nice combination there by Duterte.
Duterte shoots in for a takedown but Date shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duterte looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Date throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Date fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Date finds it's way through Duterte's defenses.
Date moves in close and cracks Duterte with a massive right hand! Duterte, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Date!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Date!