PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony B (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Duffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

B
vs
Duffe

182 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
245 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony B!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Duffe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B moves in looking to clinch but Duffe pushes him off.
B tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffe swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Duffe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Duffe trying to control but B is working from the bottom.
Duffe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duffe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duffe postures up in B's guard and throws a big left but B blocks it.
Duffe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duffe throwing strikes from guard but B blocks nicely.
Duffe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
B wants to stand up but Duffe is controlling him.
B keeping moving, preventing Duffe from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
B is looking to clinch but Duffe is avoiding it.
B fails in his attempt to clinch.
B tries for a takedown but Duffe circles away easily

and Duffe counters with a single leg into guard. B didn't expect that.

B uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duffe has taken the fight to the clinch.
B working hard to break the clinch.
B pushes Duffe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Duffe.
B lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duffe or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
B swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from B.
B misses with a body punch.
Duffe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
B lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from B.
Duffe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
B misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A looping hook to the body misses from B. Duffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Duffe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duffe fails to land with a series of punches.
B doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Duffe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for B.
A right hook to the body lands for B.
B lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duffe.
B lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duffe or not.
Duffe looks gassed!
Duffe blocks a body shot from B.
Duffe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning B up against the cage.
B blocks a body shot from Duffe.

B breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Duffe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. B is trying to defend but Duffe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
B is staying active underneath Duffe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

B kicks Duffe off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duffe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Duffe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Duffe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Duffe punching from mount but B doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Duffe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duffe cracks B with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Duffe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Duffe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

B doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duffe counters with a straight right hand.

B gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duffe scoring with some ground and pound.
B keeping moving, preventing Duffe from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffe stands up over B, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duffe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duffe throws a strike but B rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duffe wants to stand up but B is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

B decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
B has his takedown stuffed

and Duffe counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Duffe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

B leaves Duffe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
B tries to clinch but Duffe moves away

and Duffe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from B.
B presses Duffe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from B fails to land.
Good body shot from B.
Duffe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from B. Duffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
B tries to clinch up
and Duffe counters with a right hand to the body.
B moves in looking to clinch but Duffe pushes him off.
Duffe dives in and grabs B's left leg, looking for a takedown. B pushes down on Duffe's head and hops out.
B tries to clinch up.
B moves in looking to clinch but Duffe pushes him off.
Duffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
B tries to clinch but Duffe moves away

and Duffe counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffe is trying to drag B to the mat but B just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tony B has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Duffe.
Duffe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
B blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
B swings away with an uppercut that misses.
B has a couple of punches blocked by Duffe.
B scores with a hook to the body.
Duffe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
B tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
B lands a body punch.
B tries a body shot but Duffe blocks it.
Duffe looking for a takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from B. Duffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
B closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duffe counters with a three punch combo that has B backing up. B nods at Duffe to acknowledge the strikes.
B doesn't manage to clinch there - Duffe circles away.
B doesn't manage to clinch there - Duffe circles away.
B tries to clinch up.
Duffe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
B tries to clinch but Duffe moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
B fails with the takedown.
Duffe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
B fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by B or perhaps it was just good defense by Duffe which made him look bad.
B showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duffe.
Duffe cracks B with a good jab.
Duffe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as B throws out the jab.
B avoids a punch combination nicely.
B tries for a takedown but Duffe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duffe stalks B and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into B's face. B staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Tony B has been cut.

Duffe moves into range and clinches up with B.
Duffe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duffe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down B.
Duffe wants to get back to striking at distance but B won't allow it.
B goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
B working hard to break the clinch.
Duffe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duffe.
A short right from Duffe on the inside.
B swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duffe prevents a body shot from B.
Duffe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duffe has B pushed against the cage.
Duffe is looking to control B's arms but B gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duffe has his back to the cage.
Tony B has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duffe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. B is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duffe digs a right hand underneath B's ribcage. B let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duffe blocks an uppercut.
B misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duffe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bs head.
Duffe effectively controlling the action here.
Duffe gets through B's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from B. Duffe does a little dance to reset his feet.

Duffe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. B looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
B seems a little lost for a moment, as Duffe dominates the positioning.
The ground and pound from Duffe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
B is not content to let Duffe control the position.
Shane Duffe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Duffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duffe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Duffe!