DUFF 31 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gage Coulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coulter
vs
Bennett

179 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gage Coulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coulter misses with a takedown
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coulter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coulter ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennett misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Coulter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coulter shoots for a double leg takedown but Bennett sprawls well. He's pushed Coulter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coulter shoots for a takedown but Bennett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gage Coulter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coulter.
Coulter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bennett defends it nicely.
Coulter is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Bennett - just one landing.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Coulter moves forwards but Bennett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coulter circles away quickly and effectively.
Coulter is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Coulter moves out of range of the body kick from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett scores with a hook.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett digs a good hook to Coulter's body.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett.
Coulter shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennett tries to sprawl out of it but Coulter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bennett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coulter walks into a stiff left hand from Bennett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coulter dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Bennett throws a combination. Coulter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coulter shoots in and drives through. Bennett sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Coulter. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bennett jabs Coulter right on the nose. Coulter blinks but takes it well.
Coulter fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bennett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bennett lands a really nice looking cross but Coulter seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennett, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Bennett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennett connects with a jab.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Coulter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Coulter is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bennett tests Coulter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Coulter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett feints with a jab and clips Coulter right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Coulter is sent crashing into the canvas and Bennett leaps in for the kill! Coulter tries to get to his feet but Bennett is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Coulter is in need of a savior and steps in!

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

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tyson
vs
Lindberg

176 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paddy Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg tries to clinch up

and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Lindberg keeps moving.
Tyson stays in close to Lindberg's body and controls the position.
Lindberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson scoring with some ground and pound.
Lindberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyson is in close to Lindberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson passes Lindberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tyson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyson winds up and cracks Lindberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tyson is keen to just control but Lindberg is a slippery customer.
Tyson uses his free foot to push down on Lindberg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lindberg.
Lindberg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tyson landing shots from mount.
Tyson dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindberg wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Lindberg to control.
Lindberg is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a big elbow.
Lindberg is looking to improve his position but Tyson isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tyson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tyson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Lindberg is rocked!
Lindberg looks gassed!
Lindberg is looking to improve his position but Tyson isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyson landing strikes from the mount.
Lindberg is still in real trouble! Can Tyson finish him?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lindberg wants to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
Lindberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Tyson.
Lindberg tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Lindberg is in a horrible position here. Tyson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Tyson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lindberg to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lindberg shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to finish Lindberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lindberg!
Tyson looking to finish Lindberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lindberg!
Tyson wants to control the pace but Lindberg is squirming around nicely.
Tyson cracks Lindberg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lindberg is bucking up trying to escape but Tyson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyson lands with some strikes.
Tyson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tyson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lindberg! More shots from Tyson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Tyson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fei Chi Song
vs
Franklin

172 cm
27
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fei Chi Song shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fei Chi Song was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fei Chi Song throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Franklin manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Franklin, under a barage of strikes from Fei Chi Song.
Franklin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Franklin.
Franklin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Franklin there.
Franklin with the ground and pound but Fei Chi Song uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Franklin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franklin distracts Fei Chi Song with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fei Chi Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Franklin defends it easily.

Franklin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fei Chi Song has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franklin has managed to get both his arms back between Fei Chi Song's legs - danger averted.
Franklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin stands and throws Fei Chi Song's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fei Chi Song taking a bit of punishment here - Franklin scoring with strikes.
Franklin landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Franklin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fei Chi Song prevents Franklin from moving into mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fei Chi Song takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fei Chi Song tries to improve position but can't.
Fei Chi Song is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position but Fei Chi Song is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franklin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fei Chi Song!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Chi Song taking shots to the head.
Franklin lands a big shot there that rocks Fei Chi Song but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Fei Chi Song is rocked!

It looks like Zhou Fei Chi Song has been cut.
Franklin scoring with strikes but Fei Chi Song is staying in there.
Oh Fei Chi Song is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franklin drops a big elbow. That's hurt Fei Chi Song! More shots from Franklin and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Franklin! Ben Franklin retains his featherweight title!