PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by Pillz. Meridius has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duke
vs
Meridius

215 cm
28
277 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

187 cm
33
245 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

PWNAGE™

$50

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
Duke throws a body punch but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Meridius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meridius lands with a nice body punch.
Meridius misses with a looping left.
Meridius misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meridius loads up on a big right hand but Duke slips the punch.
Meridius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duke moves out of range as Meridius throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius thumps Duke with a low kick.
Meridius blocks the body kick.
Duke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meridius's calf.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Duke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meridius checks it well.
Meridius misses with a hook.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Meridius checks a leg kick.
Meridius blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duke feints and then cracks Meridius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meridius down.
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!
Meridius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meridius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duke circles away.
A good leg kick by Duke.
Duke throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Duke.
Duke misses with a body kick.
Duke thuds a left hand into Meridius's body.
Meridius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duke's sensitive parts.
Raoul Duke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duke lands the left hand.
Meridius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a hook.
Meridius scores with a leg kick.
Meridius ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
Duke throws a looping overhand right but Meridius ducks down to avoid it.
Meridius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duke checks it well.
A head kick by Duke misses
and Meridius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duke thinking.
Meridius lands with a shot to the body.
Duke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some bone on bone action there as Duke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Meridius misses the target.
Meridius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duke can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Duke throws a leg kick but Meridius moved away.
Meridius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke moves forwards but Meridius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duke.
Duke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duke tries to move into range but Meridius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Duke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
and Duke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meridius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meridius misses with a right hand
and Duke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raoul Duke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Duke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meridius is out of range.
A slow jab from Meridius misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Duke misses.
Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Duke coming out on top.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Duke. Meridius shrugs it off though.
Meridius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Meridius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meridius blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by Meridius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Meridius
and Duke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meridius's knee momentarily.
Meridius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duke lands a high kick!
Duke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duke slips a jab from Meridius.
Meridius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duke can pounce on him.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick
and Meridius counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius throws an off balance right hand
and Duke makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Meridius really felt that one!
Meridius is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Duke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duke is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Duke.
Duke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meridius.
Duke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meridius's head backwards.
Duke lands a front kick.
Meridius tries to score with a low kick but Duke moves his leg out of the way.
Duke scores with a nice strike.
Duke lands a nice looking body kick.
Meridius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meridius blocks a head kick by Duke.
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.
Duke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meridius throws a leg kick but Duke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Duke misses.
Duke keeps Meridius at a distance using the push kick.
Duke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Meridius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duke connects with an inside leg kick.
Duke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Meridius will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duke.
Raoul Duke is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duke throws a head kick but Meridius moves out of range.
Duke moves away from the strike by Meridius.
A telegraphed right hand from Meridius misses the target.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Meridius circles away.
Duke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meridius's calf.
Meridius throws the kick towards the body but Duke avoids it.
Duke jabs Meridius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meridius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meridius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duke fakes the leg kick and cracks Meridius in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Duke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meridius 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 Duke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Meridius will feel that in the morning.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.
Meridius wants to land a leg kick but Duke is out of range.
Meridius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice jab there from Duke.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Meridius might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Duke has got the better of the exchanges.
Duke throws a head kick but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Duke.
Meridius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meridius moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meridius throws an off balance right hand
and Duke counters with a leg kick.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Duke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meridius.
Meridius with a hook.
Duke scores with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duke checks a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meridius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meridius is looking for a takedown.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Duke misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke pushes Meridius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
Meridius prevents a body shot from Duke.
Duke prevents a body shot from Meridius.
Meridius prevents a body shot from Duke.
Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duke lands with a short shot to the head.
Duke tries to land knees in the clinch but Meridius avoids the damage to the body.
Meridius is stalling here.
Meridius tries to break free but Duke pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duke throws an elbow but misses.
Duke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meridius can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duke obliges.
Meridius is trying to break the clinch but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Meridius avoids a wild elbow strike from Duke.
Maximus Meridius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.

Meridius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Duke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duke swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Jab by Duke.
Meridius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duke's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duke lands a head kick!

Meridius is rocked!
Meridius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meridius is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Duke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Duke feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Meridius collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raoul Duke!
During a confident post fight interview, Raoul Duke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.