PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Keep it going louder!. San Pedro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lucky Me nam-nam - Kanto Boys. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Duke
vs
San Pedro

188 cm
25
235 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

193 cm
24
244 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harrison Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorio San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro moves out of range of the leg kick from Duke.
San Pedro lands with a cross.
Duke throws a head kick that misses.
Duke is looking to land body kicks.
Duke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Duke drives through with a takedown into San Pedro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Duke won't allow San Pedro to sweep him here.
Duke throwing strikes from guard but San Pedro blocks nicely.
Duke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
San Pedro wants to sweep here but Duke controlling him for the moment.
San Pedro has momentary wrist control but Duke slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro wants to sweep here but Duke controlling him for the moment.
Duke is looking to advance position but San Pedro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
San Pedro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duke is working to get back to half guard.
Duke is working hard here to advance position.
San Pedro looking to control but Duke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Duke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San Pedro wants to control the pace but Duke is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
San Pedro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duke is looking to escape.
San Pedro looking to control and managing it successfully.
San Pedro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gregorio San Pedro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but San Pedro shows good takedown defense.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
San Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duke.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gregorio San Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
San Pedro swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but San Pedro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from San Pedro. No joy for Duke on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Duke.
San Pedro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duke tries to land a leg kick but San Pedro saw it coming and moves away.
Duke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and San Pedro is able to avoid easily.
San Pedro cracks Duke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
San Pedro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
San Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a head kick but San Pedro moves out of range.
San Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Duke's front leg but catches the back leg as Duke tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Pedro tries a head kick but it misses.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
San Pedro tries to work over Duke's front leg with a kick but Duke checks it.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
San Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
San Pedro thuds his right hand into Duke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to San Pedro's calf.
Duke throws a leg kick that is checked
and San Pedro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duke thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San Pedro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duke.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorio San Pedro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

San Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
San Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke moves away from the strike by San Pedro.
Duke wants to clinch up but San Pedro keeps it at a distance.
Duke blocks a jab.
Duke throws a hook to the side of San Pedro's head but San Pedro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
San Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
San Pedro misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Duke.
San Pedro avoids the head kick by Duke.
Duke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
San Pedro lands with a nice body punch.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but San Pedro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duke throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro lands with a right hand.
San Pedro misses with an uppercut.
San Pedro misses with a straight right.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro misses with a head kick.

Duke shoots in and bounces San Pedro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
San Pedro is trying to control the position but Duke postures up.
Duke stops San Pedro from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Pedro has Duke pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duke connects with a couple of short punches.
Duke landing with the ground and pound.

San Pedro is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duke blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from San Pedro.
Duke tries to land knees in the clinch but San Pedro avoids the damage to the body.
Duke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duke.
San Pedro takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Gregorio San Pedro has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro wants to break the clinch but can't.

San Pedro manages to break the clinch.
Duke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Duke throws a head kick that misses.
San Pedro lands with a shot to the body.
Duke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. San Pedro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
San Pedro throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.
Duke tries to land a front kick but San Pedro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duke swings for the body but San Pedro moves out of range.
Duke connects with an inside leg kick.
San Pedro scores with a punch to the head.
Good work by San Pedro as he checks the leg kick.
San Pedro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
San Pedro tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro blocks a head kick by Duke.
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
San Pedro closes the distance but Duke moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Pedro throws a hook but Duke blocks it.
San Pedro misses with a straight right.
San Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but San Pedro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke throws a head kick that misses.
San Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gregorio San Pedro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gregorio San Pedro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

San Pedro moves out of range of the strikes.
San Pedro throws a leg kick that misses.
Duke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick by Duke misses
and San Pedro counters with a slapping leg kick.
San Pedro blocks a head kick by Duke.
A slapping body kick lands there for San Pedro.
Nice sprawl there from San Pedro as Duke shoots in.

Duke moves into the clinch.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duke trying to land knees to the body.
Duke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
San Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Pedro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
San Pedro scores with a shot to the side of Duke's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Pedro scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

San Pedro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
San Pedro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
San Pedro misses with a head kick.
Duke lands a nice leg kick that just misses San Pedro's sensitive parts.
Duke slips under a jab from San Pedro.
San Pedro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duke's hands.
Duke tries to score a power double leg takedown but San Pedro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duke somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and San Pedro is able to avoid easily.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but San Pedro pushes him off.
San Pedro throws out a loose jab but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gregorio San Pedro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a head kick that misses
and San Pedro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duke's knee momentarily.
Duke throws a nice head kick!
San Pedro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Duke.
Duke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from San Pedro.
A head kick misses from Duke.
San Pedro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duke momentarily.

San Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
San Pedro blocks an elbow strike.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but San Pedro blocks with his arms.
Duke can't find room to land a body shot as San Pedro controls the action.
Duke can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with an elbow over the top.
San Pedro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
San Pedro avoids the elbow strike from Duke, against the cage.
Duke has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
Duke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duke pushes off an throws an elbow but San Pedro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
San Pedro lands with a right to the head.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duke trying to land knees to the body.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but San Pedro is blocking nicely.
San Pedro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duke throws an elbow but misses.
San Pedro avoids a wild elbow strike from Duke.
Duke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but San Pedro is keeping busy.
San Pedro digs a right hand underneath Duke's ribcage. Duke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duke misses with a body punch.
Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San Pedro blocks an elbow strike from Duke.
Duke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrison Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gregorio San Pedro.
I've got San Pedro 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregorio San Pedro!
During a confident post fight interview, Gregorio San Pedro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.