PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mendez Papillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duke
vs
Papillion

188 cm
23
206 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mendez Papillion!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papillion dodges the punch combination from Duke.
Duke throws out a loose jab but Papillion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papillion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duke throws a solid leg kick but Papillion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duke.
Duke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papillion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Papillion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Papillion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duke.
Papillion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duke cracks Papillion with a good jab.
Papillion throws a nice looking combination but Duke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duke cracks Papillion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Papillion circles away.
Duke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Papillion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duke thinking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Papillion has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Papillion and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duke has a takedown stuffed.
Papillion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Papillion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papillion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papillion throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.
A left lands for Papillion.
Papillion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duke misses with a combination
and Papillion counters with a nice leg kick.
Duke takes one to the chin there.
Duke throws a series of punches but Papillion moves out of range.
Papillion misses with a hook.
Duke closes the distance but Papillion moves to the side
and Papillion counters with a nice uppercut.
Duke misses with a combination
letting Papillion counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papillion's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Papillion duly obliges.
Papillion throws a one two combo.
Papillion throws a right and a left that Duke avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papillion manages to avoid it.
Papillion misses with a double jab
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
Papillion cracks Duke with an open hand slap.
Duke sizes up Papillion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duke falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Papillion counter with a right hand.
Papillion lands a head kick!

It looks like Dustin Duke has been cut.
Papillion misses the jab.
Papillion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Papillion looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Duke throws a front kick aimed at Papillion's knee but Papillion avoids it well.
Papillion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papillion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duke wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke missing with a left hand there. Papillion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papillion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Papillion pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Duke back to the cage. Papillion follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Duke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Duke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez Papillion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papillion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke misses with a straight right.
Papillion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Papillion loads up on a big right hand but Duke slips the punch.
Papillion lands a nice shot to the body.
Duke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papillion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Papillion.
Papillion throws a one two combo.
Papillion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duke's hands.
Papillion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Duke is rocked!
Papillion lands a nice shot that snaps Duke's head back.
Oh Duke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papillion can pounce on him.
Papillion connects with an inside leg kick.
Duke seems to have got his legs back now.
A combination from Papillion does no damage.
Papillion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Papillion drops Duke with a left right combo! Papillion follows him down to the ground into side control.
Papillion controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mendez Papillion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Duke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Duke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Papillion.
Papillion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Papillion has closed the distance and engaged Duke in a clinch.
Papillion tries to pull guard but Duke holds him up against the cage and eventually Papillion drops back down to his feet.

Duke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papillion. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papillion looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Dustin Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papillion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papillion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Papillion cracks a nice hook into Duke's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke misses with a jab to the body
enabling Papillion to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Papillion misses.
Papillion connects with a body shot that sends Duke's belly button to the back.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Papillion. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Papillion with a hook.
Duke avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke misses with a hook. Papillion ducked under it nicely.
Papillion blocks a head kick by Duke.
Papillion jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papillion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Papillion throws a nice looking combination but Duke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Papillion throws a hook but Duke blocks it.
Duke slips a jab and a cross from Papillion.
Papillion looks to land a combination. Duke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Papillion looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Papillion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dustin Duke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papillion works the jab nicely.
Duke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papillion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Papillion lands with an uppercut that bounces Duke off the cage and back into rage.
Papillion works Duke's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Papillion there.
Duke fails with the takedown.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papillion.
Duke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Papillion digs a good hook to Duke's body.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papillion.
Papillion digs a good body shot into Duke's ribs.
Papillion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duke has time to react.
Papillion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papillion swinging wildly here.
Papillion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papillion feints and then cracks Duke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duke down.
Nice takedown defense from Papillion. No joy for Duke on that attempt.
Duke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duke needs to keep his hands up - Papillion had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papillion lands a really nice looking cross but Duke seems unphased.
Donk. Papillion catches Duke right on the button with a cross.
Duke misses with a straight left.
Papillion thumps Duke with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Papillion.
Duke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Papillion scores with a jab to the head.
Papillion keeps the fight on the outside.
Duke misses with a hook to the body
and Papillion scores with a counter punch that sends Duke to the canvas! Papillion smells blood - he's punishing Duke with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Duke has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mendez Papillion!