PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brawl - Bloody spit. Carney Duffy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kramer
vs
Duffy

175 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
183 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kramer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kramer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kramer lands with a right hand.
Kramer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kramer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duffy's calf.
Duffy misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Duffy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kramer is looking for a counter combo.
Duffy throws a nice head kick!
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duffy moves out of range as Kramer strikes.
Duffy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kramer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duffy moves away.
Despite the aggression on Duffy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That kick from Duffy tenderised Kramer's leg. Kramer is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duffy looks to land a combination but Kramer avoids it well.
That kick from Kramer tenderised Duffy's leg. Duffy is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been hearing reports that Kramer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Duffy.
Duffy misses with a straight left.
Kramer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duffy scores with a leg kick.
Kramer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duffy.
Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Duffy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Duffy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kramer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duffy.
Duffy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kramer is out of range.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kramer is just out of range.
Kramer is looking to counter punch.
Duffy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duffy connects with a leg kick. Kramer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Duffy closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Duffy scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duffy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kramer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kramer looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffy is just out of range.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duffy ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
Kramer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duffy throws a push kick but Kramer slaps the foot to one side.
Kramer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Duffy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kramer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kramer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carney Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Duffy.
Duffy blocks a leg kick.
Duffy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kramer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kramer.
Kramer sizes up Duffy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kramer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kramer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duffy tries to move into range but Kramer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duffy jabs at Kramer's body.
Duffy throws a hook but Kramer blocks it.
Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kramer cracks Duffy with a good jab.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kramer.
Duffy is looking to score with low kicks.
Duffy scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy throws a hook but Kramer avoids it easily.
Kramer takes a swing at Duffy's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws a jab when Duffy was well out of range.
Duffy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kramer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duffy throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kramer, as that shot connected.

Oooooh!!! Kramer has knocked Duffy down with a huge combo! Kramer steps away and waves a wobbly Duffy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Duffy is rocked!
A big left from Kramer misses.
Duffy is still on wobbly legs! Can Kramer finish him?
Duffy throws a poor cross that misses
and Kramer counters with a left to the body.
Duffy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duffy seems to have recovered his senses.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kramer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duffy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Duffy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duffy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A counter left hand to the body from Kramer misses its target.
Duffy throws an off balance right hand
and Duffy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duffy misses with a hook. Kramer ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Erik Kramer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Duffy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kramer's sensitive parts.
Duffy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duffy throws the kick towards the body but Kramer avoids it.
Duffy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kramer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duffy just manages to avoid it.
Duffy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kramer at a distance.
Kramer misses with an uppercut.
Kramer slips a jab from Duffy.
Kramer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kramer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duffy lands a body shot.
Duffy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kramer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kramer.
Duffy misses with a combination
and Duffy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kramer checks a leg kick nicely.
Kramer lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer moves out of range of the leg kick from Duffy.
Nice shot by Kramer.
Duffy throws a low kick but Kramer avoids it.
Kramer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kramer looks to land a left hand but Duffy moved out of range nicely.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Kramer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duffy.
Kramer throws a jab when Duffy was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
Kramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duffy tries to land a front kick but Kramer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duffy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kramer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duffy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kramer connects with a body shot.
Duffy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kramer blocks a jab.
Duffy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kramer's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duffy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kramer.
Duffy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kramer checks a low kick from Duffy.

Duffy clinches up against the cage.
Kramer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kramer controls his hands.
Duffy tries to work over Kramer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands with a right to the head.
Duffy takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kramer.
Kramer tries to break the clinch but Duffy is controlling the position.
Kramer misses with a punch to the body.
Kramer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kramer scores with a shot to the side of Duffy's head.
Duffy misses with a knee strike.

Kramer breaks the clinch.
Duffy staying out of range there.
Duffy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duffy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kramer counters with a left right combination that sends Duffy crashing to the mat - Kramer wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Duffy out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Kramer!