PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angelo San Diego (ranked 397 p4p, 49 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 1567 p4p, 165 weight class). Angelo San Diego has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

San Diego
vs
Duranto

166 cm
31
143 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo San Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Diego misses with a straight left.
Duranto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San Diego manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from San Diego.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San Diego misses with a hook. Duranto ducked under it nicely.
We've been informed that Duranto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Duranto avoids the body shot from San Diego.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and San Diego tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
San Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Diego takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Angelo San Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
San Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
San Diego looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
San Diego lands a nice hook to Duranto's body. Duranto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from San Diego misses.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from San Diego.
Duranto clobbers San Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from San Diego misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duranto.
A jab from San Diego misses.
Duranto slips a straight right by San Diego.
Duranto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
San Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duranto.
San Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Diego looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Duranto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
San Diego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from San Diego.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is looking to slow San Diego down with leg kicks.
San Diego missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. San Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like San Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto misses with a jab, cross combination.
San Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
San Diego misses with an uppercut. Duranto saw that one coming.

San Diego clinches up against the cage.
Duranto prevents a body shot from San Diego.
San Diego stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with San Diego for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short uppercut from Duranto.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duranto.
San Diego stalling against the cage.
San Diego prevents a body shot from Duranto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Diego gets through Duranto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Duranto fails to land.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duranto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Duranto lands a shoulder strike.
Duranto is pushing San Diego up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
San Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
San Diego tries to stall but Duranto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
San Diego working aggressively here.
San Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duranto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duranto.

Duranto breaks from the clinch.
San Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duranto's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Diego ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.

San Diego forces Duranto back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to San Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

San Diego breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Diego lands a jab to Duranto's midsection.
San Diego misses with a body shot.
San Diego slips under a jab from Duranto.
Duranto throws a leg kick but San Diego moved away.
A quick step to the side and San Diego tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Diego thuds a left hand into Duranto's body.
San Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
San Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
San Diego misses with a hook
and Duranto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by San Diego as he checks the leg kick.
San Diego is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo San Diego dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

San Diego has closed the distance and engaged Duranto in a clinch.
San Diego just leaning against Duranto, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on San Diego's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
San Diego blocks an uppercut.
Angelo San Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duranto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duranto scores with a shot to the side of San Diego's head.
San Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duranto lands with a left to the head.
Duranto stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto throws a punch but it's blocked by San Diego.
San Diego misses with a punch on the inside.

San Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duranto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Angelo San Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
San Diego misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
San Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duranto counters with an outside leg kick.
San Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from San Diego.
Duranto moves into range and connects with a jab.
San Diego digs a good body shot into Duranto's ribs.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but San Diego moved away.
Duranto looks to score with a jab to the body but San Diego is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from San Diego misses its target.
San Diego scores with a punch to the head.
San Diego lands with a straight right. Duranto didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
Duranto staying out of range there.
San Diego lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duranto tries to bum rush San Diego with a series of wild strikes but San Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

San Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Duranto misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duranto prevents San Diego from breaking the clinch.
San Diego looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duranto lands a left hand that snaps the head of San Diego backwards.
Duranto has a couple of punches blocked by San Diego.
San Diego is trying to push Duranto away but Duranto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duranto scores with a shot to the side of San Diego's head.

Duranto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Duranto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Diego misses with a hook. Duranto ducked under it nicely.
San Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - San Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duranto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
San Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
San Diego looks to land a right hand but Duranto moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duranto! But no joy.
San Diego's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duranto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! San Diego scrambles back to his feet.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duranto lands a big head kick that sends San Diego to the canvas! Duranto follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto 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.