PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki comes to the cage accompanied by wadiako. The crowd seem to be enjoying Duff's choice of entrance music: Determined by Mudvayne. Naya Shinoki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brendan Duff's chin.

Shinoki
vs
Duff

180 cm
35
169 lbs
34 - 23 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendan Duff!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shinoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duff circles away.

Duff shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shinoki is trying to defend but Duff finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duff trying to control from half guard but Shinoki is working away.
Duff is thwarting Shinoki 's attempts to control the position.
Duff is nestled in close to Shinoki , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shinoki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Duff is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shinoki wants to pass the guard but Duff is keeping the position.

Duff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Duff holds on and takes a little breather.
Shinoki trying to control but Duff is working from the bottom.
Shinoki pushes down on Duff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Duff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duff.
Shinoki looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shinoki defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duff is on top in guard.

Duff passes Shinoki 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shinoki is looking to improve his position.
Duff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shinoki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Duff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki is looking for a sweep. Duff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duff wants to take a breather but Shinoki is having none of it.
Duff slips a nice elbow through Shinoki 's hands, connecting with Shinoki 's forehead.
Shinoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shinoki controls Duff momentarily but Duff frees himself.
Duff told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Duff chips away with some ground and pound.
Duff wants to pass the guard but Shinoki is keeping the position.
Shinoki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Shinoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duff wants to pass the guard but Shinoki is keeping the position.
Shinoki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff wants to get back to full guard.

Shinoki seems to be working for a kimura but Duff defends the submission attempt.

Shinoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duff defends it well.
Duff trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duff is trying to get back to full guard.
Shinoki trying to pass the guard but Duff defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Duff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Duff lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duff.
Duff throws a leg kick that is checked

and Shinoki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Duff!
Duff dodges the ground and pound from Shinoki .
Duff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shinoki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shinoki trying to control the position but Duff is working away.
Duff tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki controls the position from side control.
Duff tries to bench press Shinoki off him but Shinoki keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Shinoki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff is looking for a sweep.
Duff struggling a bit here.
Duff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Duff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shinoki is looking to take a break and control but Duff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duff manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shinoki 's best efforts.
Duff is not content to let Shinoki control the position.
Duff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shinoki is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Shinoki is trying to work for a kimura but Duff is defending well.
Duff has a hand on Shinoki 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Shinoki takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Shinoki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Duff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shinoki prevents Duff from standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duff wants to improve his position but instead Shinoki has moved into half guard.

Shinoki seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff trying to control here.
Duff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duff.
Shinoki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shinoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Duff is retaining full guard.

Duff is looking for a triangle here but Shinoki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Shinoki trying to control the position but Duff is working away.
Duff is looking to regain half guard here but Shinoki keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shinoki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Duff is looking for a sweep.

Shinoki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duff is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinoki cracks Duff with a big right hand but Duff just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naya Shinoki dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Duff as Shinoki shoots in.
Jab by Duff.
A cross from Duff lands.
Duff stuffs the takedown attempt from Shinoki . Shinoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Duff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shinoki has time to react.
Duff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naya Shinoki . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki slips under a jab.
Duff stuffs the takedown.
Duff connects with a looping right hand.
Shinoki has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duff! But no joy.
Duff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shinoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duff drops Shinoki with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Shinoki ! Duff dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brendan Duff!
An out of breath Brendan Duff thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Naya Shinoki was interviewed post fight and said ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.