PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman, by Metallica. Duke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pink Floyd - Money. Randolph Duke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rood
vs
Duke

182 cm
25
183 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Rood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randolph Duke!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duke gets tackled into the cage by Rood. Rood maintains the clinch.
Rood slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Rood.
Duke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duke blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rood tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
Duke being controlled against the cage.
Rood with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Duke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Rood.
Rood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duke counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke misses with an uppercut. Rood saw that one coming.
Rood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Duke to counter with a crisp jab.
Duke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Rood is predictable there
and Duke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rood throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brad Rood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rood throws a lazy right hand but Duke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rood thumps Duke with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rood. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rood throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Rood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rood throws a leg kick but Duke checks it.
Rood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Duke moves out of range as Rood strikes.
Brad Rood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rood throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rood misses with a lunging right hand

and Duke moves into the clinch.
Duke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rood has him pressed against the cage.

Duke pulls guard.
Rood trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke pulls Rood in close to his closed guard and prevents Rood from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rood trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Brad Rood has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rood misses with a straight left.
Duke keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duke's hands.
Duke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duke misses with an uppercut
and Rood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Rood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Duke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch but Duke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rood lands a glancing blow to the side of Duke's head.
Duke misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rood to counter with a crisp jab.
Rood takes one to the chin there.
Rood misses with a hook

and Duke counters by clinching up.
Rood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rood lands a body punch.
Rood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Rood.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke wants to break free but Rood has control.
Rood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rood.

Rood breaks from the clinch.
Rood throws a right hand that misses
and Duke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rood staying out of range there.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rood thows a leg kick but Duke checks it
and Duke counters with a nice body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rood.
Rood moves to clinch but Duke breaks away
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws a sloppy head kick and Duke moves out of range easily.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rood looks to land a right hand but Duke moved out of range.
Rood throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rood, right into the meat.
Rood tries to clinch but Duke is having none of it.
Duke throws a hook but Rood avoids it easily.
Rood tries to work over Duke's front leg with a kick but Duke checks it.
Rood thows a leg kick but Duke checks it
and Duke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rood wants to clinch.
Rood throws a combination that misses
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Duke - just one landing.
Rood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Rood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rood misses with a right hand

and Duke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rood's guard.

Rood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Duke stands up and waves to Rood to follow him.
Rood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Rood dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Duke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rood tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duke throws a low kick, looking for Rood's leg but Rood calmly moves out of range.
Rood throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Rood counters with a straight right hand.
Rood throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rood misses with a right hand
and Duke counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Rood.
Duke takes one to the chin there.
Rood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Duke.
Duke lands an overhand right.
Rood is looking to clinch but Duke is avoiding it.
Rood throws a solid leg kick but Duke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rood.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rood.
Rood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duke moves away from the strike by Rood.
Duke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rood misses with a hook to the body
and Duke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rood throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a right hand to the body.

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.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rood tries to clinch there but Duke circles away.
Brad Rood is winning the standup battle so far.
Rood defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Rood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duke.
Rood looks to clinch
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
Duke connects with a body shot.
Duke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duke counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rood. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood dips to his left and cracks Duke with an uppercut!
Duke moves forwards but Rood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Rood throws a right hand that misses
and Duke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duke scores with a decent looking hook.
Rood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rood looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
Rood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duke misses with a right hand
and Rood counters with an outside leg kick.
Brad Rood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rood tries to clinch there but Duke circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke slips a jab from Rood.
A leg kick checked by Duke.
Randolph Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rood misses with a low kick as Duke jumps back.
Rood throws a predictable looking body shot

and Duke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rood!
Duke controlling from mount.
Rood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randolph Duke.
I think Rood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Rood!
Brad Rood retains his welterweight title!