PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Duff (ranked 578 p4p, 99 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 448 p4p, 75 weight class). Duff comes to the cage accompanied by Determined by Mudvayne. Sin has chosen Original Nuttah as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Duff
vs
Sin

178 cm
29
170 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

182 cm
28
178 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin takes a swing at Duff's ribcage but misses.
Sin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Sin scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Brendan Duff has been cut.
Duff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sin to score with a decent uppercut.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sin blocks the body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duff.
Duff misses with a head kick.
Sin lands a head kick!
Duff connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff looks to throw the jab but Sin is out of range.
Duff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brendan Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sin throws out a counter right but Duff avoids it with no problem.
Sin works Duff's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Duff.
Duff checks a leg kick nicely.
Sin scores with the left hand. Duff knows he should have avoided that one.
Duff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sin throws out a loose jab but Duff uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Duff has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Duff throws a looping overhand right but Sin ducks down to avoid it.
Sin throws out a counter right but Duff avoids it with no problem.
Duff moves out of range of the strikes.
Duff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Duff looks to throw the jab but Sin is out of range.
Duff lands a body shot.
Duff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duff cracks Sin with an open hand slap.
Duff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sin connects with a right hand. Duff shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duff cracks Sin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duff throws a hook but Sin avoids it easily.
Sin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sin sprawls and moves away.
Duff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sin counters with a thumping low kick.
Sin takes one to the chin there.
Sin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duff scores with a head kick.
Sin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duff in his tracks.
Duff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sin moves forwards but Duff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duff moves out of range as Sin strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Duff uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sin tries to clinch but Duff is having none of it.
Sin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duff.
Sin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duff lands a really nice looking cross but Sin seems unphased.
Duff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sin.
Duff swings widly with a right hand
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
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!
Sin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff misses with a right hand
and Sin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duff misses with a wild body shot.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duff missing with a left hand there. Sin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duff slips under a jab.
Duff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Sin.
Duff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Duff.
Duff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff is looking to land body kicks.
Sin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Duff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Duff'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.

Duff misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sin avoids a kick to the body.
Brendan Duff is winning the standup battle so far.
Sin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duff tests Sin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Duff.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin throws a good cross that connects.
Duff lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Duff.
A slow jab from Duff misses its intended target.
Duff misses with the combination.
Duff connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff is looking to land body kicks.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duff, as that shot connected.
Sin scores with a jab. Duff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duff there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin throws a body kick that misses.
Sin loads up on a big right hand but Duff slips the punch.
Duff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sin. Sin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duff looks to land a left hand but Sin moved out of range nicely.
Sin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Duff misses.
Sin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duff misses with a kick to the body.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duff was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Duff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sin pulls Duff in close to prevent any damage.
Sin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sin has control of Duff's left arm, preventing Duff from doing any damage.
Duff scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sin controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duff slips nicely into half guard.
Duff drops an elbow to the side of Sin's head.
Duff passes to side control.
Sin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff in side control, throwing shots but Sin defends.
Sin is trying to control Duff's posture but Duff avoids it.
Duff trying to control the action but Sin is working from the bottom.
Duff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Duff off and has taken his back!
Duff trying to control the hands but Sin won't let him.
Sin is hanging on to Duff's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Duff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Duff's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Sin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duff misses with a straight left.
Duff throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Sin lands a jab.
Sin moves forwards but Duff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Duff as he connects with a hook.
Duff catches Sin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it.
Sin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sin cracks Duff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sin throws out a leg kick but Duff moves out of range and Sin only half commits.
Horrible takedown attempt by Duff or perhaps it was just good defense by Sin, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sin.
Sin lands a nice hook to Duff's body. Duff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sin scores with a shot to the body.
Duff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duff misses with a hook.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sin - the referee stops the clock and Duff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sin. Duff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duff throws a right hand that misses
and Duff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Duff misses.
Duff with a nice cross.
Sin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duff throws a lazy uppercut
and Sin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin defending well as Duff loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sin, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Sin misses its intended target.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duff.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab by Duff.
Duff blocks a low kick nicely.
Duff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duff misses with a left hand
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duff with a jab.
Sin pushes Duff away with a front kick.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin moves away from the strike by Duff.
Sin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duff needs to keep his hands up - Sin had a free shot at his head there.

Duff is rocked!
Duff misses with a hook.
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Duff checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sin misses the jab.
A jab from Duff misses.
Sin misses with a looping right.
Sin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duff fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duff.
Duff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duff will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Duff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duff loads up on a big right hand but Sin slips the punch.
Sin feints a counter leg kick.
Duff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duff.
Duff scores with a punch to the head.
Sin lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sin slips a straight right by Duff.
Duff ducks under a wild hook from Sin.

Duff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sin did well to prevent Duff getting side control.
Brendan Duff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sin keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Duff!
A relieved looking Brendan Duff thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.