PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Barrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Duckk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duckk has chosen Du Hast: Rammstein as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barrow
vs
Duckk

180 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Barrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dolph Duckk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrow circles away from the clinch attempt

and Barrow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duckk won't be happy with that.
Duckk is being controlled here.

Barrow decides to stand back up. Barrow steps back and let's Duckk get back to his feet.
Duckk tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Barrow moves into the clinch.
Duckk stalling in the clinch but Barrow improves position.
Duckk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barrow walks away with a smile on his face. Duckk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duckk wants to clinch

and Barrow counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckk is trying to stall.
Duckk trying to land knees to the body.
Duckk landing knees to the head.
Duckk tries to circle away but Barrow has him pinned against the cage.
Duckk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckk is defending well for now.
Barrow is trying to break free.
Duckk has had enough of the clinch but Barrow keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Barrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duckk obliges.
Duckk tries a knee to the head but Barrow blocks it.
Duckk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duckk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Barry Barrow has been cut.
Come on Duckk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Duckk tries to circle away but Barrow has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Duckk.

Duckk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duckk tries to clinch

and Barrow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duckk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrow's efforts to push away.
Duckk misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckk lands an uppercut.
Duckk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrow's efforts to push away.
Duckk connects with a knee to the head.
Barrow takes an elbow to the temple.
Duckk is trying to pull guard but Barrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duckk trying to land knees to the body.
Barrow tries to circle away but Duckk has him pinned against the cage.
Duckk tries to land knees in the clinch but Barrow avoids the damage to the body.
Duckk looking to slow down the pace here.
Duckk jumps guard but Barrow stands there with Duckk around his waist. Duckk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barry Barrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolph Duckk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duckk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Duckk.
Barrow avoids the elbow strike from Duckk, against the cage.
Duckk is trying to pull guard but Barrow has him pressed against the cage.
Duckk is trying to maintain a safe position but Barrow gets an underhook and turns Duckk into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duckk tries to pull guard but Barrow won't allow it.
Duckk wants to stall.
Barrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Duckk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolph Duckk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Barrow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Duckk tries to clinch

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

Barrow gets to his feet - Duckk follows without any prompting.
Duckk darts in trying to clinch

and Barrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barrow.
Barrow wants to break free but Duckk has control.
Duckk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barrow has him pressed against the cage.
Duckk lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duckk connects with a knee to the head.
Duckk keeps control of Barrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duckk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barrow's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Barry Barrow's cut is getting worse.
Duckk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barrow prevents Duckk from breaking the clinch.
Barrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Duckk has double underhooks.
Duckk tries to pull guard but Barrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duckk tries a knee to the head but Barrow blocks it.
Barrow prevents Duckk from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duckk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barrow's brow.
Duckk wants to stall.
Barrow tries to circle away but Duckk has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckk lands a knee to the body.
Barrow tries to break free but Duckk pushes him back against the cage.

Duckk jumps guard and drags Barrow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Barrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Barrow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Duckk tries a head kick but it misses.
Dolph Duckk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duckk moves to clinch but Barrow breaks away

and Barrow moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckk landing knees to the head.
Duckk working Barrow over with knees to the body.
Duckk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barrow's face.
Duckk is breathing heavily.
Duckk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barrow is defending well for now.
Duckk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Barrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duckk trying to land knees to the body.
Duckk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrow's efforts to push away.
Duckk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barrow blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrow is looking to take this one to the mat.
Duckk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duckk tries to pull guard but Barrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Duckk drops back down to his feet.
Duckk has Barrow pressed against the cage, preventing Barrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barrow as Duckk tries to tie him up.
Duckk tries a knee to the head but Barrow blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duckk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duckk tries to stall but Barrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dolph Duckk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Barry Barrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Duckk closes the distance but Barrow moves to the side

and Barrow counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Duckk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duckk.
Duckk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duckk jumps guard but Barrow stands there with Duckk around his waist. Duckk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duckk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrow.
Duckk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barrow is keeping busy.

Duckk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckk moves to clinch but Barrow breaks away

and Barrow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duckk is trying to stall.
Duckk seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Duckk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrow.
Barrow tries to score a body lock takedown but Duckk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Duckk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrow backwards.
Duckk lands a damaging elbow.

Duckk manages to break the clinch.
Barry Barrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duckk tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Barrow moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckk prevents Barrow from breaking the clinch.
Duckk misses with a knee to the head.
Duckk tries to break free but Barrow pushes him back against the cage.
Duckk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duckk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barrow is keeping busy.
Barrow is trying to force a seperation but Duckk has the dominant position.
Duckk stalling.
Duckk jumps guard but Barrow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duckk tries to pull guard but Barrow won't allow it.
Barry Barrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolph Duckk.
Duckk prevents Barrow from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barrow tries to break the clinch but Duckk is controlling the position.
Duckk stalling in the clinch but Barrow improves position.
Barrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duckk has him pressed against the cage.
Barrow prevents Duckk from breaking the clinch.
Duckk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duckk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duckk jumps guard but Barrow stands there with Duckk around his waist. Duckk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duckk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barry Barrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barrow breaks from the clinch.
Duckk looks to clinch

and Barrow counters with a shoot takedown. Duckk fights it but they end up in guard.

Barrow stands up and waves to Duckk to follow him.
Duckk tries to clinch

and Barrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duckk lands an elbow inside.
Dolph Duckk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duckk trying to control the position but instead, Barrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duckk into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duckk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dolph Duckk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duckk 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolph Duckk!
In his post fight interview, Dolph Duckk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.