PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doyle Hargraves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle Hargraves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Duim
vs
Hargraves

175 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Walhalla Clothing (25 $ / piece)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Duim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doyle Hargraves!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duim looks to land a right hand but Hargraves moved out of range.
Hargraves throws a sloppy head kick and Duim moves out of range easily.
Duim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hargraves counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hargraves misses with a jab to the body
and Duim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hargraves throws an off balance right hand
and Duim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hargraves connects with an inside leg kick.
Duim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hargraves.
A solid body kick from Hargraves.
Hargraves throws a leg kick which misses Duim's front leg but catches the back leg as Duim tries to avoid it.
Hargraves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hargraves throws a jab when Duim was well out of range.
Hargraves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duim's sensitive parts.
Hargraves throws a low kick but Duim moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargraves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duim. That did some damage!
Hargraves swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hargraves clinches up with Duim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Duim blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hargraves.
Hargraves gets through Duim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duim looking to slow down the pace here.
Hargraves managing to block the knees to the body from Duim.
Hargraves scores with a shoulder strike.
Duim lands a nice knee to the body.
Hargraves digs a right hand into Duim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duim's gas tank.
Hargraves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duim throws a head punch that misses.
Duim trying to land knees to the body.
Duim definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hargraves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hargraves blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargraves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duims head.
A short uppercut from Hargraves.
Hargraves slows down the pace here.
Hargraves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hargraves avoids it.
Hargraves lands a left hand.
Hargraves lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargraves.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duim tries to land knees in the clinch but Hargraves avoids the damage to the body.
Hargraves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hargraves lands a hook that snaps the head of Duim backwards.
Hargraves lands a right hand.
Hargraves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hargraves digs a right hand into Duim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duim's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hargraves gets through Duim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hargraves scores with a shot to the side of Duim's head.

Duim is rocked!
Hargraves working aggressively here.
Oh Duim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hargraves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hargraves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duim blocking some punches.
Duim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargraves has a couple of punches blocked by Duim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hargraves.
Duim seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Hargraves on the inside.
Hargraves presses Duim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hargraves lands a big right hand that drops Duim! The killer instinct kicks in and Hargraves finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hargraves!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doyle Hargraves!
During a confident post fight interview, Doyle Hargraves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.