PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Noguira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dustin Duke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Duke
vs
Noguira

188 cm
23
206 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Noguira!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke lands with a nice body punch.
Duke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noguira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Duke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duke lands an elbow inside that Noguira shrugs off.

It looks like Neil Noguira has been cut.

Duke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noguira fails with the takedown
enabling Duke to counter with a crisp jab.

Duke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Noguira's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Noguira actively working from the bottom here.

Noguira looking for subs from the bottom but Duke mounts him!
Noguira looks gassed!
Noguira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Duke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Noguira is desperately trying to improve his position but Duke has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Noguira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Duke trying to control but Noguira is having none of it.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dustin Duke wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Noguira shoots and misses
letting Duke counter with a right hand.

Duke gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duke trying to control the pace.

Noguira has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Duke escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Duke!

Duke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Duke lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noguira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Noguira is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Duke.
Noguira is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?

Duke rushes Noguira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Noguira seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Duke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duke cracks Noguira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Duke moves into the clinch.

Duke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duke lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Duke. Beautiful body shot.

Duke lands a left and a right that send Noguira crashing to the mat, dazed. Duke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Duke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noguira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duke lands with a big left! Noguira is wobbled badly! Duke comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Noguira to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dustin Duke!