PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 693 p4p, 83 weight class) and Randall Jackson (ranked 544 p4p, 69 weight class). Jackson has chosen Deliverance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duranto
vs
Jackson

180 cm
27
164 lbs
9 - 4 - 2

173 cm
25
157 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Duranto misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Duranto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been told by Duranto's head coaches at Secret Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto lands a lovely overhand right.
Duranto scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Duranto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duranto connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duranto lands with a nice body kick.
Duranto throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Duranto.
Duranto tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab from Duranto.
Duranto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duranto misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Duranto.
Duranto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Duranto - that will leave a mark!
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto connects with a crisp jab.
Duranto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duranto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duranto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.

Duranto moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duranto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Duranto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Duranto breaks from the clinch.
Duranto scores with a spinning back kick!
Duranto with a hook.
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Duranto misses with the body kick
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Duranto misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Duranto. That snapped Jackson's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Duranto doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duranto is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Duranto misses with an uppercut
and Duranto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duranto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duranto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duranto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duranto throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson blocks the body kick.

Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
Duranto can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Duranto prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Duranto misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Duranto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duranto blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Duranto breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Duranto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Duranto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Duranto.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duranto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duranto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duranto connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duranto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duranto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Duranto dominated that round.
That's time! Duranto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Duranto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roberto Duranto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto lands with a shot to the body.
Duranto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duranto with a body shot.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Duranto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duranto is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Duranto.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duranto misses with a hook
and Duranto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duranto misses with the body kick
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Duranto.
Duranto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duranto takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Duranto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Randall Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Duranto.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duranto, as that shot connected.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Duranto throws a nice inside leg kick.

Jackson has Duranto up against the cage in a clinch.

Duranto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duranto slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.

Duranto moves into the clinch.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Duranto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Duranto - that landed with a thud.
Duranto blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Duranto tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Duranto back against the cage.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Duranto has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duranto tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Duranto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
Duranto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jackson throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
It appears Duranto was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Jackson tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duranto scores with a jab.
Roberto Duranto is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duranto feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Duranto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duranto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good shot there by Duranto.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Duranto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Duranto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duranto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duranto.
A thudding body kick lands there by Duranto!
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duranto scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Duranto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duranto misses with a leg kick
and Duranto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Duranto.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duranto.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberto Duranto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duranto lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duranto, right into the meat.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Duranto pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Duranto is defending well.
Duranto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duranto presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson wants to break free but Duranto has control.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duranto is keeping busy.
Roberto Duranto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duranto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Duranto.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duranto. Duranto obviously looking to wear him down.
Duranto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duranto.
Duranto scores with a push kick.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duranto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duranto lands with a right hand.
Duranto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Randall Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Duranto wants to clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Duranto keeps it at a distance.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.
Duranto connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Duranto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duranto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duranto. Duranto obviously looking to wear him down.
Duranto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roberto Duranto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duranto scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Duranto takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Duranto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duranto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.