PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ducreux (ranked 461 p4p, 500 weight class) and Alexander Borgia (ranked 57 p4p, 64 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ducreux
vs
Borgia

184 cm
32
186
17 - 11 - 1

184 cm
30
196
20 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borgia slips a jab from Ducreux.
Ducreux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ducreux fails to land with a series of punches.
Borgia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borgia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ducreux tries to avoid it but Borgia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ducreux to the ground. Ducreux escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Borgia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Borgia is looking to work some ground and pound but Ducreux has wrist control.
Ducreux keeping full guard, as Borgia tries to pass.
My spies in Gym inform me that Borgia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ducreux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borgia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ducreux is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia stays in close to Ducreux's body and controls the position.
Ducreux controls Borgia momentarily but Borgia frees himself.
Borgia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ducreux is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borgia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borgia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borgia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borgia trying to control but Ducreux is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borgia passes Ducreux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Borgia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borgia thows a huge punch but Ducreux dodges it nicely.
Borgia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Borgia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ducreux's head.
Borgia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borgia passes to full mount!
Ducreux wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Borgia.
Borgia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia misses with some ground and pound and Ducreux recovers position to half guard.
Ducreux is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Hammer House of Horror that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Borgia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borgia thows a huge punch but Ducreux dodges it nicely.
Borgia trying to control the action but Ducreux is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Borgia.

Borgia seems to be working for a kimura but Ducreux defends the submission attempt.
Borgia throwing shots but Ducreux is blocking nicely.
Ducreux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ducreux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borgia.
Ground and pound from Borgia.

Borgia seems to be looking for submissions.

Borgia is looking for a kimura but Ducreux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Borgia to get the leverage.
Ducreux is staying active underneath Borgia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ducreux is trying to control but can't.
Ducreux keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Borgia trying to control from Ducreux's half guard. Ducreux has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Borgia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ducreux is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ducreux has escaped and now he's on top!

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Borgia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Borgia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ducreux counter with a right hand.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
Ducreux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ducreux misses with a straight left.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alexander Borgia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgia misses with a looping right.
Borgia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borgia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ducreux defends it nicely.
Ducreux looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Borgia throws the left hand but Ducreux avoids the punch easily.
Ducreux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia misses with a wild body shot.
Borgia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ducreux momentarily.

It looks like Joseph Ducreux has been cut.
Ducreux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borgia.
Borgia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ducreux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borgia needs to keep his hands up - Ducreux had a free shot at his head there.
Ducreux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borgia was well out of range. Poor timing from Ducreux.
Borgia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ducreux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borgia tries for a takedown but Ducreux circles away easily
and Ducreux counters with a nice body kick.
Ducreux throws an overhand right that lands on Borgia's shoulder, as Borgia tries to avoid the shot.
Borgia misses with a wild body shot.
Ducreux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borgia lands a jab to Ducreux's midsection.
Borgia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ducreux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph Ducreux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Borgia.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ducreux sprawls well. Ducreux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borgia gets slowly back to his feet.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
Borgia misses with an uppercut. Ducreux saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borgia's head.
Ducreux 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.
Joseph Ducreux is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgia misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Ducreux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Ducreux is just out of range.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
Borgia throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borgia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ducreux swivels and escapes.
Good shot there by Borgia.
Borgia punishes Ducreux's body with a nice straight punch.
Ducreux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borgia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ducreux dips to his left and cracks Borgia with an uppercut!
Joseph Ducreux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borgia misses with a two punch combination.
Ducreux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ducreux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ducreux throws the left hand but Borgia avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux pushes Borgia away with a front kick.
Borgia lands a jab to Ducreux's midsection.
Ducreux scores with a leg kick.
Borgia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ducreux.
Ducreux looks to land a right hand but Borgia moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Borgia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ducreux throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
Ducreux scores with a jab. Borgia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Borgia throws a body punch but Ducreux moves out of range.
Borgia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ducreux.
Borgia misses with an uppercut
letting Ducreux counter with a right hand.
Borgia is looking to chop away at Ducreux's legs.
Borgia misses with the combination.
Ducreux thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia scores with a one two! Ducreux had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ducreux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borgia is breathing heavily.
Borgia moves away from the strike by Ducreux.
Ducreux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Borgia tries to clinch
and Ducreux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ducreux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borgia under the eye.
A low kick from Borgia misses
enabling Ducreux to counter with a crisp jab.
Borgia misses with a two punch combination.
Joseph Ducreux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ducreux thuds a left hand into Borgia's body.
Borgia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borgia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ducreux counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ducreux lands with a kick to the temple. Borgia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Ducreux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ducreux's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The fighters circle momentarily. Ducreux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Borgia looks to land a left hand but Ducreux moved out of range nicely.
Borgia shoots for a double leg takedown but Ducreux sprawls well. He's pushed Borgia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Borgia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Borgia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ducreux.
Borgia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ducreux explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Borgia takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Alexander Borgia has been cut.
Borgia closes the distance and clinches up with Ducreux, looking for a takedown. Borgia pushes Ducreux against the cage but Ducreux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ducreux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Borgia is rocked!
Borgia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borgia throws a right hand that misses
and Ducreux counters with a right hand to the body.
Borgia is still on wobbly legs! Can Ducreux finish him?
Borgia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ducreux.
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!
Ducreux sizes up Borgia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ducreux fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Borgia to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Borgia looks to clinch but Ducreux throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Borgia taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joseph Ducreux!
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