PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Dueck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubonet comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dubonet
vs
Dueck

185 cm
23
161 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Dueck!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dueck.
Dueck walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Dennis Dueck has been cut.
Dueck throws a leg kick but Dubonet checks it.
Dueck avoids the head kick by Dubonet.
Dueck misses with a series of wild punches.
Dueck misses with a few strikes there.
Dueck throws a series of punches but Dubonet avoids them all with ease.
Dubonet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dueck throws a right hand that Dubonet ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubonet also avoids with ease.
Dueck looks gassed!
Dubonet tries to clinch but Dueck moves out of range.

Dubonet moves into the clinch.

Dubonet breaks the clinch.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Dubonet tries to bum rush Dueck with a series of wild strikes but Dueck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Dubonet drives through and clinches with Dueck against the cage.
Dubonet is trying to break the clinch but Dueck has him pressed against the cage.
Dubonet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dueck lands a knee to the head.
Dueck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dubonet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dueck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dubonet tries to land a knee to the head but Dueck blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dubonet manages to break the clinch.
Dueck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dubonet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dueck is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dubonet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dubonet is trying to force a seperation but Dueck has the dominant position.

Dubonet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dueck throws a one two combo.
Dueck misses with a combination
and Dubonet counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubonet looks to land a combination. Dueck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Dubonet pushes Dueck up against the cage in a clinch.
Dueck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dubonet gets through Dueck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dubonet is trying to break free.
Dueck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dubonet's efforts to push away.
Dubonet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dueck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dubonet wants to break free but Dueck has control.
Dueck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dueck has Dubonet pressed against the cage, preventing Dubonet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch but Dueck keeps him there for the moment.
Dueck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dueck or not.
Dueck keeps control of Dubonet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubonet is trying to break the clinch but Dueck is controlling him.
Dubonet lands a hook that snaps the head of Dueck backwards.
Dueck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dubonet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dubonet misses with a knee strike.

Dubonet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubonet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dueck.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Dennis Dueck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubonet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dueck.
Dueck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dubonet counters with a one-two to the body.
Dueck throws a series of punches but Dubonet avoids them all with ease.
Dubonet dodges the punch combination from Dueck.
Dubonet lands with a kick to the temple. Dueck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.

Dueck clinches up with Dubonet and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dueck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dubonet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dueck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dubonet is trying to break free.

Dubonet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dueck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dueck tries to bum rush Dubonet with a series of wild strikes but Dubonet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dubonet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dueck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dubonet lands a head kick. Dueck smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Dueck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dueck breaks the clinch.

Dubonet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dueck, pushing him back against the cage.
Dubonet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dubonet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dueck tries to land a knee to the head but Dubonet blocks with his arms.
Dueck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dueck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Dubonet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dubonet wants to break free but Dueck has control.

Dueck manages to break the clinch.

Dueck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dubonet.
Dueck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dubonet blocks it with crossed arms.
Dueck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dubonet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dubonet missing with knees to the body.

Dueck manages to break the clinch.

Dueck has closed the distance and engaged Dubonet in a clinch.
Dueck tries to circle away but Dubonet has him pinned against the cage.

Dubonet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dueck misses with a few strikes there.
Dubonet throws a nice head kick!
Dueck misses with a two punch combination.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Dueck throws a right hand that Dubonet ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubonet also avoids with ease.
Dubonet lands with a kick to the temple. Dueck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dubonet is looking to clinch but Dueck is avoiding it.
Dubonet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dueck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dubonet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dueck misses with a wild combination.
Dubonet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Dubonet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Dueck'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.

Dueck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dubonet misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dubonet has closed the distance and engaged Dueck in a clinch.
Dueck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Dubonet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dubonet checks a low kick from Dueck.
Dueck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dueck 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.
Dubonet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubonet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dueck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dueck blocks a head kick by Dubonet.

Dueck moves into the clinch.
Dueck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dueck misses with a knee to the head.

Dubonet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dueck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dueck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dubonet tries to clinch up but Dueck circles away and keeps his distance.
Dueck tries to clinch up.
Dueck blocks a head kick by Dubonet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dueck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dueck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dubonet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dueck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dubonet counters with a head kick. That will keep Dueck thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dueck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dueck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Dueck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick there by Dubonet.
Dueck throws a combination. Dubonet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dueck stalks Dubonet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dubonet's face. Dubonet staggers backwards, shaken.
Dueck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubonet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dueck is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dueck scoring well with a low kick there.
Dubonet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dubonet cracks the inside of Dueck's front leg.
A head kick misses from Dubonet.
Dueck throws a combination that misses
and Dubonet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dubonet throws a right hand that Dueck ducks under and follows up with a left that Dueck also avoids with ease.
Dueck fails to land with a series of punches.
Dubonet cracks the inside of Dueck's front leg.
Dubonet's corner calls for a 1-2. Dubonet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dubonet fails to land with a series of punches.
Dueck bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dubonet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dueck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dubonet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dueck closes the distance but Dubonet moves to the side
and Dubonet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dueck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dueck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dueck misses with a series of wild punches.
Dubonet tries to clinch but Dueck is having none of it.
Dueck wants to clinch
and Dubonet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dueck throws a right and a left that Dubonet avoids nicely.
Dubonet swats away the attempt to clinch by Dueck.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dubonet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dueck.
Francois Dubonet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dubonet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Dueck moves into range and clinches up with Dubonet.
Dubonet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dueck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dubonet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dueck takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Dueck breaks the clinch.
Dubonet throws a head kick that Dueck semi-blocks.
Dueck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dueck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dueck misses with the combination.
Dubonet is looking to slow Dueck down with leg kicks.
Dueck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dubonet counters by clinching up.
Dueck looking to throw knees to the head but Dubonet is blocking nicely.
Dueck prevents Dubonet from breaking the clinch.

Dubonet breaks the clinch.
Dueck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dubonet circles away quickly and effectively.
Dueck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dubonet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubonet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dueck throws a body kick the misses
and Dubonet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dueck is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dueck misses with a low kick.
Dubonet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dueck misses with a combination
and Dubonet counters with a low kick, right behind Dueck 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Dubonet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Dueck'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!

Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Dueck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and Dueck moves out of range easily.
Dubonet tries to clinch there but Dueck circles away.
Dueck misses with a wild combination.
Dubonet scores with a push kick.

Dueck takes the fight into the clinch.
Dubonet can't break the clinch.
Dubonet tries to circle away but Dueck has him pinned against the cage.
Dueck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dueck blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Dueck moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dueck misses.
Dueck wants to slow Dubonet down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dueck misses with a double jab
and Dubonet counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet slips a jab and a cross from Dueck.

Dubonet gets a clinch.

Dubonet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dueck misses with the combination.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and Dueck moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dueck - that will leave a mark!
Francois Dubonet is winning the standup battle so far.
Dubonet throws a right and a left that Dueck avoids nicely.
Dubonet wants to clinch up but Dueck keeps it at a distance.
Dueck misses with a few strikes there.
Dueck cracks the inside of Dubonet's front leg.
Dueck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dubonet lands a head kick!
Dueck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dubonet is able to avoid easily.
Dueck misses with a wild combination.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Dueck forces Dubonet back against the cage and clinches.
Dueck looking to throw knees to the head but Dubonet is blocking nicely.
Dubonet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dueck's face.
Dueck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dubonet blocks it with crossed arms.
Dueck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dueck misses with a knee strike.
Dueck misses with a knee to the head.

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

Dubonet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dubonet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dueck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dubonet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dueck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dubonet is looking to break free of the clinch but Dueck has double underhooks.
Dubonet is trying to break free.

Dueck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dueck blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
Dueck dodges the punch combination from Dubonet.
Dueck tries to close the distance and clinch but Dubonet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dueck misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubonet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Dubonet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dueck's head.
Dubonet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dueck.
Dueck takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dubonet tries to bum rush Dueck with a series of wild strikes but Dueck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dueck misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Dubonet.
Dueck moves in looking to clinch but Dubonet pushes him off.
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dueck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dubonet lands a jab-cross combination.
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dueck misses with a wild combination.
Dueck misses with a combination
and Dubonet counters with a left and a right that stings Dueck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dueck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Dueck throws a combination that misses
and Dubonet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dubonet throws a right hand that Dueck ducks under and follows up with a left that Dueck also avoids with ease.
Dubonet checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Dubonet.
Dueck swinging wilding here.
Dubonet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dueck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dueck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dueck moves into range and clinches up with Dubonet.
Dueck connects with a knee to the head.
Dubonet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dubonet obliges.
Dennis Dueck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francois Dubonet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch but Dueck keeps him there for the moment.
Dueck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Dubonet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dubonet 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Dubonet!