PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duff (ranked 3452 p4p, 376 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 4732 p4p, 468 weight class). Duff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Duff
vs
Rex

172 cm
24
156 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
156 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Urban Fighter
Bee Krazy

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rex closes the distance and pushes Duff back into the cage.
Rex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duff is trying to break the clinch but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Duff can't break the clinch.
Duff throws a head punch that misses.
Rex lands a right hand.
Duff tries to break the clinch but Rex is controlling the position.
Rex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duff throws a head punch that misses.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Duff tries to break free but Rex pushes him back against the cage.
Rex misses with an elbow over the top.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Duff.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duff's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex keeps control of Duff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Duff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duff lands an uppercut.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Duff shrugs off.
Rex misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex with a knee to the head.

It looks like Danny Duff has been cut.
Duff is looking to break free of the clinch but Rex has double underhooks.
Duff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rex lands with a left to the head.
Duff tries to break free but Rex pushes him back against the cage.
Rex lands with a short shot to the head.
Rex scores with a knee to the head.
Duff is looking to break free of the clinch but Rex has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duff.
A nice left hand lands by Rex.

Duff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duff, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duff.
Duff lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duff's efforts to push away.
Duff wants to get back to striking at distance but Rex won't allow it.
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Duff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duff blocks a leg kick.
Rex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex staying out of range there.
Rex flicks out a counter leg kick but Duff steps away.
Rex is looking to clinch.
Duff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rex on the side of the head.
Duff looks to throw the jab but Rex is out of range.

Rex clinches with his opponent.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duff's defenses.
Nice elbow from Rex.
Rex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rex working Duff over with knees to the body.
Duff swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rex can't find room to land a body shot as Duff controls the action.
Duff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rex has a couple of punches blocked by Duff.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Duff's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex throws a punch but it's blocked by Duff.
Rex throws a punch but it's blocked by Duff.
Rex lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duff backwards.

Duff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rex on the side of the head.

Rex forces Duff back against the cage and clinches.
Rex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duff avoids it.

Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Rex.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Rex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danny Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rex has closed the distance and engaged Duff in a clinch.
Rex scores with a knee to the head.
Rex can't find room to land a body shot as Duff controls the action.
Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Duff's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duff takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duff.
Duff is trying to force a seperation but Rex has the dominant position.
Rex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duff takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rex.
Duff lands a nice uppercut.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Duff's ribcage.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Duff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rex misses with an elbow over the top.
Rex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rex prevents Duff from breaking the clinch.
Duff can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Duff.
Duff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rex digs a right hand into Duff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duff's gas tank.
Rex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duff avoids it.
Rex misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duff can't break the clinch.
Rex landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Rex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Duff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.
Rex lands a right hand.
Rex cracks Duff with a nice body shot.
Duff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rexs head.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Duff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rex closes the distance and clinches.
Duff is trying to force a seperation but Rex has the dominant position.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rex in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rex tries to clinch up but Duff circles away and keeps his distance.
Duff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rex takes the fight into the clinch.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Duff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duff is trying to push Rex away but Rex has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Rex.
Duff swats away the attempt to clinch by Rex.
Duff tests Rex's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duff misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rex.
Rex throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duff's efforts to push away.
Duff swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rex scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Duff.
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!
Duff blocking some punches.
Duff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Duff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duff lands with a left to the head.
Rex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duff has had enough of the clinch but Rex keeps him there for the moment.
Rex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duff is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Duff tries to break free but Rex pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rex obliges.
Rex lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duff's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Duff manages to break the clinch.
Rex ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
Duff misses with a hook.
Duff throws out a loose jab but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duff throws out a loose jab but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rex pushes Duff up against the cage in a clinch.
Duff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rex gets through Duff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
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!
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duff has had enough of the clinch but Rex keeps him there for the moment.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff wants to break free but Rex has control.
Rex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duff is trying to break the clinch but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Rex lands a left hand.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Duff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rex scores with a knee to the head.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duff's defenses.
Rex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duff tries to break free but Rex pushes him back against the cage.
Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rex.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Rex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Duff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Duff tries to keep at a distance but Rex has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duff scores with a shot to the side of Rex's head.
Duff takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Rex.

Duff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rex moves into the clinch.

Duff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rex tries to clinch there but Duff circles away.
Rex tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rex slips under a jab.
Duff misses with a hook
and Rex counters with a one-two to the body.
Duff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Duff backs off Rex throws a huge counter combo but Duff manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duff misses with a hook
and Rex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Rex takes the fight into the clinch.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Rex scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duff avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff has had enough of the clinch but Rex keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex misses with a knee strike.
Rex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duff avoids it.
Duff misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rex.
Rex tries a body shot but Duff blocks it.
Duff takes an elbow to the forehead.

Duff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duff drops Rex with a straight right hand, right on the button! Duff follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Duff!