PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 566 p4p, 71 weight class) and Brendan Duff (ranked 1193 p4p, 133 weight class). Gambino comes to the cage accompanied by RAW (backwards). The crowd seem to be enjoying Duff's choice of entrance music: Determined by Mudvayne. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gambino
vs
Duff

182 cm
41
166 lbs
38 - 22 - 0

178 cm
29
170 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FORCEE

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 38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendan Duff!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff throws a looping overhand right but Gambino ducks down to avoid it.
Duff has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gambino is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Duff throws a jab but it's blocked by Gambino.
Gambino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gambino scores with a nice head shot.
Gambino misses with a hook.
Gambino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duff.
Gambino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brendan Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Duff misses.
Gambino misses with a looping right.
Gambino slips under a jab.
Duff lands a nice looking body shot.

Duff has Gambino up against the cage in a clinch.
Gambino blocking some punches.
Gambino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Duff lands a hook that snaps the head of Gambino backwards.

Duff breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duff tries to clinch
letting Gambino counter with a right hand.
Gambino dips to his left and cracks Duff with an uppercut!
Gambino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duff scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Duff scores with a four punch combination!
Gambino throws a series of punches but Duff moves out of range.
Duff throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duff with a nice cross.
A jab from Duff misses.
Gambino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gambino connects with a body shot.
Gambino throws a right and a left that Duff avoids nicely.
Duff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gambino defends it well.
Duff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gambinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gambino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duff misses with an uppercut
and Gambino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duff misses with a looping right.
Gambino is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gambino.
A lazy left from Duff finds it's target.
A big left from Duff misses.
Gambino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duff defending well as Gambino loads up on a big left hand.
Gambino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duff misses with an uppercut.
Duff lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gambino slips a straight right by Duff.

Duff gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Duff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Duff.
Gambino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Duff drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Gambino bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff scores with a nice head shot.
Duff swings widly with a right hand
and Gambino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gambino loads up on a big right hand but Duff slips the punch.
Duff blocks a jab.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Gambino's shoulder, as Gambino tries to avoid the shot.
Duff throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Duff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duff misses with a series of wild punches.
Gambino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambino throws a hook but Duff avoids it easily.
Duff cracks Gambino with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino connects with a single shot there.
Duff misses with a looping left.
Duff misses with a shot to the body
and Gambino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duff thinking.
Duff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duff is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gambino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gambino slips under a jab from Duff.
Gambino fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambino throws a lazy right hand but Duff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duff misses with a looping left.
Gambino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duff throws out the jab.
Gambino throws a big counter combination but Duff scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Duff cracks Gambino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gambino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duff throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gambino moves out of range as Duff throws a body kick.
Duff throws an off balance right hand
and Gambino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gambino ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brendan Duff will probably get the nod.
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 bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gambino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambino walks into a left hand.
Gambino lands with a cross.
Duff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambino.
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Gambino counters with a right hand to the body.
Gambino misses with a hook.
Duff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gambino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Duff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duff misses with an uppercut
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
Duff misses with a combination
and Gambino counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duff tries to clinch but Gambino moves out of range.

Duff moves into range and clinches up with Gambino.
Duff lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff just leaning against Gambino, taking a breather.
Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Gambino manages to break the clinch.
Gambino throws a series of punches but Duff moves out of range.
Duff with the counter takedown but Gambino avoids it easily.
Duff misses with a body shot.
Duff throws a poor cross that misses
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Childish Gambino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gambino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duff looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambino is just out of range.
It looked like Gambino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Duff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gambino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duff.
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duff defending well as Gambino loads up on a big left hand.
Duff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gambino doesn't seem bothered though.
Gambino moves out of range as Duff strikes.
Gambino appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino falls off balance throwing a combination

and Duff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gambino keeping moving, preventing Duff from controlling successfully.
Duff is looking to stand up but Gambino won't let him.
Duff trying to control but Gambino is working from the bottom.
Gambino pulls Duff in to control the position.
Gambino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duff wants to control from the top but Gambino keeps moving.
Duff pushing down on Gambino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Duff wants to free his trapped foot but Gambino is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Duff working the head and body with strikes.
Duff is pressing down on Gambino's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gambino is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Duff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gambino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duff throws a big elbow that misses.
Duff preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff trying to control but Gambino is working from the bottom.
Duff throwing strikes but missing.
Duff tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambino is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gambino is controlling Duff's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gambino slips under a jab.
Duff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gambino.
Duff jabs Gambino right on the nose. Gambino blinks but takes it well.
Duff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duff just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambino throws a hook to the side of Duff's head but Duff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gambino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duff scores with a jab. Gambino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Duff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gambino misses with a straight right.
Gambino avoids the body shot from Duff.
Duff loads up on a big right hand but Gambino slips the punch.
Duff tries for a takedown but Gambino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Gambino blocks the leg kick.
Gambino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gambino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duff.
Gambino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gambino's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gambino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino lunges at Duff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duff's hand.
Duff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambino.
Duff lands with a nice body kick.
Gambino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duff circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino throws a jab but it's blocked by Duff.
Gambino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Childish Gambino is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Gambino misses.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Gambino does no damage.
Gambino misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Duff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Duff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gambino throws a right and a left that Duff avoids nicely.
Duff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gambino.
Gambino jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gambino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Childish Gambino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Duff does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duff throws out a leg kick but Gambino moves out of range and Duff only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gambino's calf.

Duff pushes Gambino up against the cage in a clinch.
Duff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gambino up against the cage.
Duff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duff tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambino avoids the damage to the body.
Gambino is trying to break free.
Gambino is looking to break free of the clinch but Duff has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duff.
Duff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gambino gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Gambino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino staying out of range there.
Duff connects with the punch.
Duff throws a jab when Gambino was well out of range.
Gambino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gambino throws a right hand that Duff ducks under and follows up with a left that Duff also avoids with ease.
Duff lands a jab to Gambino's midsection.
Duff ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Sloppy strikes from Gambino. Those never looked like landing.
Duff lands a jab to the head.
Gambino lands the left hand.
Duff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gambino.
Duff lands with a slapping head kick.
Duff connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duff throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gambino counter with a right hand.
Duff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gambino sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino throws a series of punches but Duff moves out of range.
Duff's corner calls for a 1-2. Duff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duff throws a head kick but Gambino moves out of range.
Gambino is looking to counter punch.
Duff moves away from the strike by Gambino.
Duff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gambino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duff misses with a wild body shot.

Duff rushes Gambino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Duff manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duff.
A left and a right from Gambino both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Gambino does no damage.
Duff throws a big shot that misses.
Gambino throwing a counter right hand but Duff manages to avoid it.
Gambino's corner calls for a 1-2. Gambino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gambino.
Duff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Childish Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brendan Duff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gambino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Childish Gambino.
I think Duff has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Duff!
During a confident post fight interview, Brendan Duff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.