PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamiten Explosiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duterte comes to the cage accompanied by Tayo ay Dabawenyo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duterte
vs
Explosiv

179 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

DC Unrivaled
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
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, Dynamiten Explosiv!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Explosiv avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Explosiv is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duterte.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Explosiv wants to break free but Duterte has control.
Duterte tries to work over Explosiv's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duterte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Explosiv is defending well for now.
Explosiv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duterte working Explosiv over with knees to the body.
Duterte lands an elbow just above Explosiv 's eye.
Duterte digs a right hand underneath Explosiv's ribcage. Explosiv let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Explosiv slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Explosiv wants to break free but Duterte has control.
Our sources have told us that Duterte has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Explosiv has had enough of the clinch but Duterte keeps him there for the moment.
Explosiv tries to break the clinch but Duterte is controlling the position.

Explosiv pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Explosiv misses the jab.
Duterte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte wants to clinch up but Explosiv keeps it at a distance.
Explosiv lands a right hook to the body.
Explosiv swats away the attempt to clinch by Duterte.

Explosiv moves into the clinch.
Explosiv has had enough of the clinch but Duterte keeps him there for the moment.
Duterte lands a body shot.
Explosiv wants to break the clinch but can't.
Explosiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Explosiv wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Duterte.
Duterte misses with a knee strike.
Duterte prevents Explosiv from breaking the clinch.
Duterte missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Explosiv wants to break free but Duterte has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duterte.
A nice left hand lands by Duterte.
Explosiv wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duterte struggles to land a body shot inside as Explosiv controls his hands.
Duterte lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dynamiten Explosiv has been cut.
Duterte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duterte can't find room to land a body shot as Explosiv controls the action.
Duterte looking to throw knees to the head but Explosiv is blocking nicely.
Duterte landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte lands a good knee to the midsection. Explosiv won't want to take too many of those.
Explosiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duterte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Explosiv working hard to break the clinch.
Explosiv stalling.
Good body shot from Duterte.
Explosiv looks winded!
Duterte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte digs a right hand into Explosiv's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Explosiv's gas tank.
Explosiv wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Duterte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Explosiv is trying to force a seperation but Duterte has the dominant position.
Duterte lands a good knee to the midsection. Explosiv won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duterte.
Duterte misses with a body punch.
Explosiv tries to circle away but Duterte has him pinned against the cage.
Duterte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Explosivs head.
Duterte scores with a shot to the side of Explosiv's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duterte obliges.
Duterte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duterte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duterte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Explosiv backwards.
Duterte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte tries a body shot but Explosiv blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte lands a knee to the body.
Duterte lands a nice knee to the body.
Duterte with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duterte obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duterte.
Duterte connects with a knee to the head.
Duterte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duterte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duterte lands a damaging elbow.
We've been informed that Explosiv has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Duterte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Explosiv in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Duterte.
Duterte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duterte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duterte lands an elbow just above Explosiv 's eye.
Duterte landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Duterte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dynamiten Explosiv's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Duterte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Explosiv is looking to score with low kicks.
Explosiv will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duterte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Explosiv gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Explosiv takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duterte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Explosiv can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Duterte.
Duterte struggles to land a body shot inside as Explosiv controls his hands.
Duterte lands a good knee to the midsection. Explosiv won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Explosiv wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duterte has him pressed against the cage.
Explosiv is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Duterte.
Explosiv is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duterte lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte lands a good knee to the midsection. Explosiv won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Duterte.
Duterte lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Duterte.
Duterte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duterte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Duterte on the inside.
Duterte lands a shoulder strike.
Duterte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Explosiv takes an elbow to the forehead.

Explosiv is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duterte.
Explosiv is still on wobbly legs! Can Duterte finish him?
Duterte creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Explosiv crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Explosiv face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Duterte takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rodrigo Duterte!