PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Voodoo Music. Francois Duvalier had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Duvalier
vs
Mott

190 cm
22
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
225 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 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 Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mott!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvalier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duvalier lands a slapping body shot.
Mott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvalier.
Duvalier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Duvalier connects with a body shot that sends Mott's belly button to the back.
Mott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mott.
Mott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvalier throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mott!
Mott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duvalier.
Duvalier tries to bum rush Mott with a series of wild strikes but Mott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duvalier.
Duvalier throws a body punch but Mott moves out of range.
Mott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duvalier throws the left hand but Mott avoids the punch easily.
Mott counters with a body kick.
Mott misses with a body kick.
It looked like Duvalier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier throws a hook but Mott blocks it.
Duvalier lands with an overhand left.
Mott fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Duvalier misses the target.
Duvalier swinging wildly here.
Mott steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Duvalier throws a shot from downtown. Mott moves away and avoids it.
Mott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duvalier misses with a combination
and Mott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Mott has closed the distance and engaged Duvalier in a clinch.
Mott working aggressively here.
Duvalier has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Duvalier presses Mott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duvalier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mott tries a knee to the head but Duvalier blocks it.

Duvalier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duvalier throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott lands a nice hook to Duvalier's body. Duvalier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Mott defending well as Duvalier loads up on a big left hand.
Mott avoids the body shot from Duvalier.
Mott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duvalier lands a jab to Mott's midsection.
Duvalier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duvalier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvalier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Mott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvalier manages to avoid it.
Duvalier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duvalier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mott's head backwards.
Duvalier throws out a loose jab but Mott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mott lands with an uppercut that bounces Duvalier off the cage and back into range.
An inside leg kick lands from Mott.
Duvalier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mott sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier just misses with a punch to the body.
Duvalier catches Mott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mott slips under a jab from Duvalier.
Mott misses with a wild body shot.
Mott doesn't manage to clinch there - Duvalier circles away.
Duvalier misses with a straight right.
Mott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Francois Duvalier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvalier looks to throw the jab but Mott is out of range.
Mott takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Mott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duvalier, pushing him back against the cage.
Duvalier tries to break free but Mott pushes him back against the cage.
Duvalier misses with some punches.
Mott lands with a left to the head.
Mott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duvalier backwards.
Duvalier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duvalier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duvalier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duvalier missing with a left hand there. Mott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvalier swinging wildly here.
Mott throws a jab but it's blocked by Duvalier.
Mott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvalier.
Mott staying out of range there.
Mott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvalier.
Duvalier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvalier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mott defending well as Duvalier loads up on a big left hand.
Mott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvalier.
Good standup being displayed there by Mott as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Duvalier dominated that round.
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.

Mott throws the kick towards the body but Duvalier avoids it.
Mott tries to move into range but Duvalier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mott scores with a sloppy right hand. Duvalier should have avoided that one.
Francois Duvalier is winning the standup battle so far.
Duvalier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duvalier throws a hook but Mott avoids it easily.
Duvalier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mott misses with a kick to the body
and Duvalier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mott slips under a jab from Duvalier.
A little jabbing left from Mott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juan Mott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duvalier misses with a body shot.
Duvalier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mott on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mott. Duvalier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duvalier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mott was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvalier.
Duvalier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mott counters with a nice body shot.
Mott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvalier.
It looked like Duvalier was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott ducks under a wild hook from Duvalier.
Duvalier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mott can do to turn this around?
Duvalier looks to land a left hand but Mott moved out of range nicely.
Duvalier throws a jab when Mott was well out of range.
Mott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvalier.
Duvalier looks to land a right hand but Mott moved out of range.
Mott misses with a few strikes there.
Duvalier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duvalier with a body shot.
A left and a right from Mott both land. Nice combination.
Mott takes a swing at Duvalier's ribcage but misses.
Duvalier loads up on a big right hand but Mott slips the punch.
Duvalier misses with a wild body shot.
Mott lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duvalier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvalier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier moves out of range as Mott strikes.
Duvalier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mott.
Mott slips a jab from Duvalier.
Duvalier takes a swing at Mott's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Duvalier.
Mott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duvalier eats them both and turns towards Mott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Duvalier is rocked!
Duvalier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Duvalier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duvalier ducks under a wild hook from Mott.
Duvalier lands with a cross.
Duvalier seems to have got his legs back now.
Mott avoids the body shot from Duvalier.
Duvalier misses with a hook to the body
and Mott counters with a nice uppercut.
Mott tried to score with a low kick but Duvalier checks it.
Duvalier misses with an uppercut.
Duvalier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duvalier throws a right hand that Mott ducks under and follows up with a left that Mott also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier misses with an uppercut.
Mott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duvalier moves away from the strike by Mott.
Nice shot lands for Duvalier.
Duvalier throws out a loose jab but Mott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duvalier misses with a hook.
Duvalier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mott moves away.
Mott swings for the body but Duvalier moves out of range.
Duvalier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duvalier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duvalier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duvalier scores with a shot to the body.
Duvalier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mott was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvalier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier throws a hook but Mott blocks it.
Mott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duvalier with a body shot.
Duvalier misses with a hook
and Mott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duvalier misses with a series of wild punches.
Mott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duvalier circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duvalier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duvalier connects with the punch.
Mott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duvalier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvalier misses with a few strikes there.
Duvalier connects with a single shot there.
Mott misses with a body shot.
Duvalier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mott backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Duvalier dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duvalier misses with a body punch
and Mott counters with a nice uppercut.
Duvalier throws a body shot but no joy.
Duvalier scores with a decent looking hook.
Mott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duvalier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mott moves away from the strike by Duvalier.
Duvalier feints a jab promting Mott to slip. Duvalier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Mott is rocked!
Mott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mott lands a body shot.
Duvalier scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duvalier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duvalier misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mott sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Mott drives through and clinches with Duvalier against the cage.
Mott scores with a shot to the side of Duvalier's head.
Duvalier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mott has him pressed against the cage.
Duvalier lands with a left to the head.
Duvalier lands with a light punch inside.
Duvalier tries to break the clinch but Mott is controlling the position.
Mott trying to land knees to the body.
Mott misses with a punch to the body.
Duvalier tries to circle away but Mott has him pinned against the cage.
Duvalier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duvalier misses with the head strike.
Duvalier is trying to break free.
Mott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duvalier.

Duvalier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Mott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvalier misses with a hook.
Duvalier looks to throw the jab but Mott is out of range.
Mott avoids the body shot from Duvalier.
Mott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duvalier's calf.
Duvalier lands a slapping body shot.
Duvalier lands with a straight right. Mott didn't see that one coming.
Duvalier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mott.
Duvalier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duvalier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mott counters with a one-two to the body.
Duvalier throws a shot to the body.
Mott tries to clinch up.
Duvalier lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mott on the side of the head.
Duvalier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duvalier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duvalier throws a big shot that misses.
Mott misses with a double jab.
Duvalier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mott moves in looking to clinch but Duvalier pushes him off.
Duvalier moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Duvalier misses.
Mott avoids the body shot from Duvalier.
Mott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mott misses the body punch
and Duvalier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mott throws a right hand that Duvalier ducks under and follows up with a left that Duvalier also avoids with ease.
Duvalier with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mott moves away.
Nice shot by Duvalier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Duvalier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mott lands with a nice combination. Duvalier backs away looking to recover.
Duvalier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mott makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duvalier really felt that one!
Mott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Francois Duvalier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvalier manages to avoid it.
It looked like Duvalier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mott.
Duvalier misses with an uppercut.
Duvalier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvalier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duvalier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juan Mott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mott looks to throw the jab but Duvalier is out of range.

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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop 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.