PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the ring accompanied by Bury Me With It. Stehling has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN! as his entrance music. Raoul Duke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Duke
vs
Stehling

195 cm
23
246 lbs
16 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
284 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

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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 16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Stehling.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Stehling.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stehling.
Stehling takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duke connects with a crisp jab.
Stehling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Duke catches Stehling right on the button with a cross.
Duke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stehling.
Stehling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stehling.
Stehling scores with a nice strike.
Stehling swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke wants to clinch.
Stehling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
A swing and a miss from Duke.
Duke looks to land a right hand but Stehling moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stehling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duke.

Duke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stehling!
Stehling tries to lock up and control but Duke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stehling is looking to improve his position but Duke isn't that keen on the idea.
Duke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stehling?
Duke lands a big shot there that rocks Stehling but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Duke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stehling has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stehling is working to get back to half guard.
Stehling blocking the ground and pound.
Stehling is looking to improve his position but Duke isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duke has hold of Stehling's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stehling manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Duke punching from mount but Stehling doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stehling is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Stehling is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Duke punching from mount but Stehling doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Duke throws a wild left hand from mount and Stehling manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stehling to regain full guard.
Duke with a nice head shot there.
Stehling keeping full guard, as Duke tries to pass.
Stehling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is trying to keep Duke in close.
Duke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stehling is trying to control Duke's posture but Duke avoids it.
Duke in side control, throwing shots but Stehling defends.
Duke 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.
Duke working the body and head with strikes.
Duke cracks Stehling with a big elbow.
Stehling wants to control but Duke postures up.
Duke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Duke throws an elbow but Stehling slips to the side and avoids it well.
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.
Stehling struggling a bit here.
Duke cracks Stehling with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Duke off and has taken his back!
Duke is trying to break free.
Duke covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Stehling gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Duke biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Duke trying to control the hands but Stehling won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duke.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Stehling moves out of range as Duke strikes.
Duke moves out of range as Stehling strikes.
Duke thuds his right hand into Stehling's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stehling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stehling throws a hook to the side of Duke's head but Duke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stehling misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Duke misses the target.
Stehling tests Duke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stehling jabs Duke right on the nose. Duke blinks but takes it well.
Duke slips a straight right by Stehling.
Stehling scores with the left hand. Duke knows he should have avoided that one.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stehling.
Stehling missing with a left hand there. Duke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duke looks to land a left hand but Stehling moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stehling circles away quickly and effectively.
Stehling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke throws a hook to the side of Stehling's head but Stehling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stehling throws a big shot that misses.
Stehling throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stehling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Stehling drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Duke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stehling is one step ahead there.
Duke keeping full guard, as Stehling tries to pass.

Duke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling preventing the sweep.
Stehling throwing strikes from guard but Duke blocks nicely.
Stehling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Stehling from controlling successfully.
Stehling preventing the sweep.
Duke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stehling advances to half guard.
Stehling is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stehling is looking to take a break and control but Duke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stehling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duke's head.
Stehling tries to pass to full mount but Duke defends it.
Duke is looking for a sweep. Stehling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stehling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duke is looking for a sweep. Stehling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duke is trying to maintain the position but Stehling is very close to passing his half guard.
Duke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Raoul Duke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stehling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Duke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duke misses with the combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Duke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stehling blocks a jab.
Duke wants to clinch.
Duke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Good exchange - Stehling coming out on top.
Stehling with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stehling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stehling checks it well.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Duke rushes Stehling and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Stehling breaks from the clinch.
Stehling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stehling dives in and grabs Duke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duke pushes down on Stehling's head and hops out.
Duke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stehling takes one on the button.
Duke throws a jab when Stehling was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stehling. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke fails to land with a series of punches.
Stehling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stehling slips a straight right by Duke.
Stehling misses with an uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Duke. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke throws a head kick but Stehling moves out of range.
A slow jab from Duke misses its intended target.
Duke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stehling.
Raoul Duke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitchell Stehling.
A slow jab from Duke misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Stehling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke looks to land a right hand but Stehling moved out of range.
Stehling moves out of range of the strikes.
Duke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stehling has time to react.
Stehling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duke cracks Stehling with a good jab.
Duke connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stehling. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke scores with a jab to the head.
Duke throws a solid leg kick but Stehling takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duke.
Stehling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duke throws out the jab.
A shot to de liver by Duke. Beautiful body shot.
Raoul Duke is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling moves away from the strike by Duke.
Stehling misses with a leg kick
and Duke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duke throws the left hand but Stehling avoids the punch easily.
Duke throws a hook but Stehling avoids it easily.
A big left from Duke misses.
Duke misses with a looping right.
Duke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stehling circles away quickly and effectively.
Stehling defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Duke cracks the inside of Stehling's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Stehling.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Duke.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stehling was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Stehling slips under a jab from Duke.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duke lands with an uppercut that bounces Stehling off the ropes and back into rage.
Duke 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling misses with a looping right.
Stehling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stehling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duke to score with a decent uppercut.
Duke misses with a few strikes there.
Duke swings for the body but Stehling moves out of range.
Duke throws a hook but Stehling blocks it.
Duke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stehling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duke.
Duke misses with a low kick.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
Duke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stehling.
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A jab from Duke misses.
Duke with a hook.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stehling missing with a left hand there. Duke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stehling looks for a takedown but Duke sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke punishes Stehling's body with a nice straight punch.
Duke scores with a nice right hand.
Stehling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Stehling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stehling just misses with a punch to the body.
Raoul Duke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duke misses with a two punch combination.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stehling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duke throws a lazy right hand but Stehling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stehling misses with an uppercut. Duke saw that one coming.
A jab from Duke does it's job there.
Duke is looking to clinch but Stehling is avoiding it.
Duke fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Stehling misses.
Duke tries to move into range but Stehling moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke throws the left hand but Stehling avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duke 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!