PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Voodoo Music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Duvalier
vs
Grey

190 cm
22
215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
205 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Arcticus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Duvalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Grey!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey walks into a jab.
Duvalier throws a body punch but Grey moves out of range.
Grey wants to counter the offense by Duvalier and move into the clinch position.
Duvalier throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Duvalier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Duvalier.
Duvalier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grey thumps Duvalier with a low kick.
Duvalier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grey wants to clinch.
Duvalier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grey wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Grey.
Duvalier misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duvalier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Duvalier throws a series of punches but Grey moves out of range.
Grey moves out of range of the strikes.
Duvalier throws a hook to the side of Grey's head but Grey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvalier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
Duvalier swinging wildly here.
Grey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvalier throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Grey misses.
Duvalier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duvalier looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
Duvalier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duvalier scores with a sloppy right hand. Grey should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Duvalier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier misses with a few strikes there.

Grey moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grey.

It looks like Francois Duvalier has been cut.
Duvalier lands with a light punch inside.
Duvalier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grey lands an elbow that stopped Duvalier in his tracks for a moment.
Grey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grey tries to stall but Duvalier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duvalier scores with a shoulder strike.

Duvalier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duvalier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey manages to avoid it.
Grey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duvalier.
Duvalier scores with a jab.
Grey moves to clinch but Duvalier breaks away
enabling Duvalier to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier cracks Grey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grey avoids the body shot from Duvalier.
Duvalier misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Duvalier misses its intended target.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grey throws a low kick but Duvalier moves out of range easily.
A big right from Duvalier misses.
Grey blocks a jab.
Grey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Duvalier misses with a hook.
Duvalier throws a hook but Grey blocks it.
Grey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duvalier throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Grey wants to counter with a clinch but Duvalier pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to clinch but Duvalier is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Duvalier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvalier swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
Duvalier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvalier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
Duvalier misses with a straight right.
Grey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Duvalier swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duvalier misses with a few strikes there.
Grey is looking to clinch.
It looked like Duvalier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grey.
Duvalier lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Duvalier.
Duvalier throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Duvalier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois Duvalier's cut.
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.

Duvalier cracks Grey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duvalier lands a right hook to the body.
Duvalier feints a jab promting Grey to slip. Duvalier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Duvalier lands with a straight right. Grey didn't see that one coming.

Grey is rocked!

Grey instigates a clinch.
Duvalier takes an elbow to the temple.
Grey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grey lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Grey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvalier avoids a wild elbow strike from Grey.
Duvalier avoids a wild elbow strike from Grey.
Grey trying to control the position but instead, Duvalier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grey into the cage.
Duvalier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier wants to get back to striking at distance but Grey won't allow it.
Grey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duvalier.
Duvalier wants to break the clinch but can't.

Duvalier manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Grey is predictable there
letting Duvalier counter with a right hand.
Duvalier dips to his left and cracks Grey with an uppercut!
Grey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duvalier.
Grey wants to counter the offense by Duvalier and move into the clinch position.
A big right from Duvalier misses.
Grey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duvalier throws a right hand that Grey ducks under and follows up with a left that Grey also avoids with ease.

Grey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Duvalier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Duvalier counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvalier throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
Duvalier misses with a body shot.
Grey wants to counter with a clinch but Duvalier pushes him away.
Duvalier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
Duvalier looks to throw the jab but Grey is out of range.
Grey wants to counter with a clinch but Duvalier pushes him away.

Grey moves into the clinch.
Duvalier blocks an elbow strike from Grey.
Grey stalling in the clinch but Duvalier improves position.
Duvalier has a couple of punches blocked by Grey.
Duvalier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duvalier dodges an elbow strike from Grey.
Duvalier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Duvalier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey throws out a leg kick but Duvalier moves out of range and Grey only half commits.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Duvalier circles away.
Duvalier is looking for a counter combo.

Grey has closed the distance and engaged Duvalier in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier working hard to break the clinch.
Grey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duvalier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grey blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duvalier takes an elbow to the temple.
Duvalier wants to get back to striking at distance but Grey won't allow it.
Grey throws an elbow that misses.
Grey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duvalier blocks the elbow strike.
Grey lands an elbow inside.
Grey stalling the fight.
Grey lands an elbow that stopped Duvalier in his tracks for a moment.
Grey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duvalier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duvalier wants to break free but Grey has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey.
Nice elbow from Grey.
Duvalier wants to break free but Grey has control.
Grey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier blocks the elbow strike.
Duvalier misses with some punches.
Duvalier blocks the elbow strike.
Duvalier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grey can do to turn this around?
Grey misses with an elbow over the top.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey looking to slow down the pace here.

Duvalier breaks from the clinch.
Duvalier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvalier.
Duvalier sets himself, and Grey steps forward looking for the clinch! Duvalier avoids it this time.
Francois Duvalier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duvalier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Duvalier misses the target.
Grey dodges the punch combination from Duvalier.
Duvalier sets himself, and Grey steps forward looking for the clinch! Duvalier avoids it this time.
Duvalier blocks a leg kick.
Duvalier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Francois Duvalier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francois Duvalier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Duvalier keeps the fight on the outside.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvalier.
Grey wants to clinch up but Duvalier keeps it at a distance.
Duvalier throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Grey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duvalier.
Duvalier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duvalier looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
Duvalier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Grey instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duvalier's brow.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.

Duvalier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey tried to score with a low kick but Duvalier checks it.
Duvalier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duvalier scores with a shot to the body.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duvalier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duvalier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Duvalier misses.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvalier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duvalier.
Francois Duvalier is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey misses with a low kick.
Duvalier works the jab nicely.
Duvalier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvalier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Duvalier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grey.
Duvalier checks a low kick from Grey.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grey.
Duvalier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey wants to clinch.
It looked like Duvalier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grey.
Duvalier throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
Earl Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvalier.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvalier throws out the jab.
Duvalier misses the body punch

and Grey counters by clinching up.
Duvalier tries to circle away but Grey has him pinned against the cage.
Duvalier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Duvalier blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duvalier.

Duvalier manages to break the clinch.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duvalier connects with the punch.
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!
Duvalier misses with a series of wild punches.
Duvalier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey.
Duvalier throws out a loose jab but Grey uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier throws a body shot but no joy.
Grey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grey blocks a jab.
Duvalier looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvalier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duvalier is looking to counter punch.
Duvalier throws a body punch but Grey moves out of range.
Duvalier misses with a looping right.
Duvalier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Duvalier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grey doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duvalier. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grey tries to clinch but Duvalier moves out of range.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Duvalier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duvalier tries to bum rush Grey with a series of wild strikes but Grey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey takes one to the side of the head.
Grey staying out of range there.
Grey darts in trying to clinch
and Duvalier counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey throws a leg kick but Duvalier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Francois Duvalier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey walks into a jab.
Duvalier swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
Duvalier works Grey's body with a nice hook.
Duvalier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grey eats them both and turns towards Duvalier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Duvalier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
Duvalier looks to throw the jab but Grey is out of range.
Duvalier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Duvalier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duvalier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Duvalier!
Francois Duvalier decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Earl Grey stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got cheated! I got cheated and you know it!'.