PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick J Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Leister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

J Dukes
vs
Leister

196 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick J Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Leister!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leister moves out of range of the leg kick from Dukes.
A head kick misses from Dukes.
Dukes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Dukes misses.
Dukes wants to clinch up but Leister keeps it at a distance.
Dukes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dukes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leister.
Leister moves forwards but Dukes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dukes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick and Leister moves out of range easily.
Leister avoids the head kick by Dukes.
Leister has a takedown stuffed.
Leister avoids the head kick by Dukes.
Leister blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Dukes lands with a slapping head kick.

Leister clinches up with Dukes and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leister scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dukes misses with a knee strike.
Dukes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leister pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dukes with a knee to the head.
Leister is stalling here.

Leister breaks from the clinch.

Leister closes the distance and clinches.
Leister lands an uppercut.
Leister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Leister breaks from the clinch.
Dukes stuffs the takedown.
Dukes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leister closes the distance and clinches up with Dukes, looking for a takedown. Leister pushes Dukes against the cage but Dukes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frederick J Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Leister.
Dukes closes the distance but Leister moves to the side

and Leister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leister tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dukes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leister takes an elbow to the temple.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Leister is blocking nicely.
Dukes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leister wants to get back to striking at distance but Dukes won't allow it.

Leister wants the takedown. Dukes is fighting it off but Leister persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dukes's guard against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leister scoring with some ground and pound.
Leister slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dukes keeping moving, preventing Leister from controlling successfully.
Leister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leister scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leister stops Dukes from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leister is stalling in the full guard.
Leister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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.
Dukes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dukes keeping moving, preventing Leister from controlling successfully.
Leister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dukes is keeping the position for now.
Leister looks gassed!

Dukes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dukes misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brock Leister will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dukes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Brock Leister has been cut.
Leister looks for a takedown but Dukes sprawls well.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Leister has managed to clinch.
Dukes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dukes tries a knee to the head but Leister blocks it.
Dukes misses with a punch on the inside.
Leister is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dukes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dukes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leister blocks it with crossed arms.
Dukes with a knee to the head.
Dukes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dukes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dukes trying to land knees to the body.
Dukes misses with a knee to the head.

Leister has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dukes regains guard immediately.
Leister advances position into side control!
Leister tries to score with some ground and pound. Dukes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Leister is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leister has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dukes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frederick J Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukes misses with a head kick.
Dukes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frederick J Dukes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukes throws a head kick that half lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dukes!

Dukes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukes missing with knees to the body.
Dukes misses with a punch on the inside.
Leister blocks the elbow strike.
Leister avoids the elbow strike from Dukes, against the cage.
Dukes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dukes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dukes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Leister is trying to trip Dukes. He has hold of a leg but Dukes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Leister persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Leister stops Dukes from standing up.
Leister connects with a couple of short punches.
Leister throws a big right hand that misses.
Leister lands a couple of elbows.
Leister throws a big right hand that misses.
Leister wants to control from the top but Dukes keeps moving.
Leister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukes swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Leister stands up from Dukes's guard - Leister perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dukes is looking to clinch but Leister is avoiding it.
Leister misses with a two punch combination.
Dukes pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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.
Leister misses with a takedown attempt - Dukes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frederick J Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Leister.
Leister defending well as Dukes loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Dukes misses.
Dukes misses with a head kick.
Leister moves out of range of the body kick from Dukes.
A jab lands there for Dukes.
Dukes closes the distance but Leister moves to the side

and Leister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dukes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leister blocks an elbow strike from Dukes.
Dukes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dukes looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Leister manages to break the clinch.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick and Leister moves out of range easily.
Dukes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick

and Leister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dukes's guard.
Leister wants to control from the top but Dukes keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brock Leister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brock Leister's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
Leister throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dukes's waist but Dukes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leister off to one side.

Leister decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leister wants to pass to mount but Dukes is defending the position.
Leister is looking to take a break and control but Dukes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukes wants to get back to his feet.
Leister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leister controlling the action here.
Brock Leister has got the better of the ground game so far.

Leister seems to be looking for submissions.

Dukes pushes Leister off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Dukes.
Dukes throws a head kick but Leister moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dukes misses with a looping right.
Dukes avoids the head kick by Leister.
Leister moves out of range as Dukes throws a body kick.
Dukes looks to clinch

and Leister counters with a shoot takedown. Dukes fights it but they end up in guard.
Leister has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dukes is proving hard to escape from.
Dukes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leister is controlling him.
Leister content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leister trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dukes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Leister has Dukes pulled in close to control his posture.

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.
Leister working a defensive guard here.
Leister wants to stand and escape but Dukes is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Leister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leister 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Leister!