PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Farrell (ranked 5034 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darien Duque (ranked 5019 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Farrell
vs
Duque

215 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darien Duque!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duque moves in looking to clinch but Farrell pushes him off.
Duque is looking to clinch.
Duque tries to clinch but Farrell moves out of range.
Duque wants to clinch.
Duque tries to clinch but Farrell is having none of it.

Duque pushes Farrell up against the cage in a clinch.

Duque pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Duque darts in and clinches Farrell up against the cage.
Duque is trying to break the clinch but Farrell has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Duque's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duque wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farrell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Farrell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duque just stands there and leans against the cage.
Farrell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Duque wants to break free but Farrell has control.
Farrell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell prevents Duque from breaking the clinch.
Farrell tries to pull guard but Duque holds him up against the cage and eventually Farrell drops back down to his feet.

Farrell decides to pull guard.
Duque wants to stand and escape but instead Farrell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Duque wants to stand but Farrell is controlling the position.
Farrell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Farrell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duque has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farrell has managed to get both his arms back between Duque's legs - danger averted.
Farrell throws a strike but Duque rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Duque gets to his feet - Farrell follows without any prompting.

Duque gets a clinch.
Farrell fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Farrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrell prevents Duque from breaking the clinch.
Farrell lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Duque clinches.
Farrell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrell has him pressed against the cage.
Farrell tries to pull guard but Duque won't allow it.
Duque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrell has him pressed against the cage.
Duque is trying to force a seperation but Farrell has the dominant position.

Farrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Duque.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Duque closes the distance and clinches.

Duque manages to break the clinch.

Duque moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duque as Farrell tries to tie him up.
Farrell prevents Duque from breaking the clinch.
Duque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duque has had enough of the clinch but Farrell keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Duque's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Farrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duque moves in looking to clinch but Farrell pushes him off.
Farrell keeps the fight on the outside.
Farrell tries to counter with a takedown but Duque is quick to defend against it.
Duque tries to clinch but Farrell moves out of range.
Farrell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duque defends well and Farrell ends up having to push Duque into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrell keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Farrell tries to keep at a distance but Duque has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farrell prevents Duque from breaking the clinch.
Farrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duque's efforts to push away.
Duque is trying to push Farrell away but Farrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Duque breaks the clinch.
Duque tries to clinch but Farrell is having none of it.
Farrell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Farrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Duque manages to circle out of the way.

Farrell tries to keep at a distance but Duque has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duque is trying to force a seperation but Farrell has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duque tries to break the clinch but Farrell is controlling the position.
Farrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Darien Duque will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Duque fails in his attempt to clinch.

Duque forces Farrell back against the cage and clinches.
Duque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farrell pressing his opponent against the cage.

Farrell manages to break the clinch.
Darien Duque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duque moves in looking to clinch but Farrell pushes him off.
Farrell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duque.
Farrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duque tries to clinch up but Farrell circles away and keeps his distance.

Duque clinches up with Farrell and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Farrell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duque just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duque is trying to break free.
Duque tries to break free but Farrell pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duque is trying to force a seperation but Farrell has the dominant position.

Farrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Duque closes the distance and clinches.
Duque wants to break free but Farrell has control.
Duque is looking to break free of the clinch but Farrell has double underhooks.

Farrell manages to break the clinch.
Duque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duque moves in looking to clinch but Farrell pushes him off.
Duque moves in looking to clinch but Farrell pushes him off.
Farrell tries to counter by clinching up but Duque breaks away and moves out of range.

Duque rushes Farrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farrell is trying to pull guard but Duque turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Farrell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duque smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Farrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque is looking to clinch but Farrell is avoiding it.
Farrell circles away from the clinch attempt.

Duque forces Farrell back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell keeps control of Duque as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duque is looking to break free of the clinch but Farrell has double underhooks.
Duque is trying to break the clinch but Farrell is controlling him.
Duque wants to get back to striking at distance but Farrell won't allow it.
Farrell is trying to pull guard but Duque turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Farrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duque tries to clinch but Farrell is having none of it.
Duque doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrell circles away.

Duque has closed the distance and engaged Farrell in a clinch.
Farrell trying to land knees to the body.
Duque tries to break free but Farrell pushes him back against the cage.
Farrell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duque smiles and moves away.
Duque wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque is looking to clinch.
Farrell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duque eats them both and turns towards Farrell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Duque tries to clinch there but Farrell circles away.

Duque has managed to clinch.
Farrell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duque smiles and moves away.
Duque tries to clinch up.
Farrell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duque.
Farrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Duque.
Duque doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrell circles away.
Farrell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Duque sprawls and moves away.

Duque closes the distance and pushes Farrell back into the cage.

Duque pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duque tries to clinch but Farrell moves out of range.

Duque moves into the clinch.

Farrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Duque closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duque.
Farrell tries to pull guard but Duque forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Duque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Farrell breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duque is looking to clinch but Farrell is avoiding it.

Duque clinches up with Farrell and pushes him back against the cage.
Farrell tries to pull guard but Duque forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Duque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farrell keeps control of Duque as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farrell jumps guard but Duque turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duque is trying to break free.
Duque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duque tries to break the clinch but Farrell is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darien Duque will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Duque tries to clinch but Farrell is having none of it.
Farrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Duque gets a clinch.
Farrell is trying to pull guard but Duque turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Farrell prevents Duque from breaking the clinch.
Duque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Farrell has Duque pressed against the cage, preventing Duque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duque can't break the clinch.
Duque tries to break free but Farrell pushes him back against the cage.
Duque being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duque tries to break the clinch but Farrell is controlling the position.
Farrell tries to pull guard but Duque won't allow it.
Farrell prevents Duque from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to pull guard but Duque has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Farrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque has had enough of the clinch but Farrell keeps him there for the moment.

Farrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Duque gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duque is trying to push Farrell away but Farrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duque tries to break free but Farrell pushes him back against the cage.
Farrell keeps control of Duque as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duque wants to break the clinch but can't.

Farrell breaks the clinch.

Duque gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duque is trying to break the clinch but Farrell has him pressed against the cage.
Duque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duque working hard to break the clinch.

Farrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farrell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duque doesn't manage to clinch there - Farrell circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Duque moves into range and clinches up with Farrell.
Duque can't break the clinch.

Farrell successfully pulls guard.
Farrell looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrell, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Duque stands up and waves to Farrell to follow him.

Duque closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Farrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrell tries to counter with a takedown but Duque is quick to defend against it.
Duque tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Duque tries to get set, Farrell tries to push him back and clinch up but Duque manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duque tries to clinch but Farrell is having none of it.
Jerry Farrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darien Duque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duque wants to clinch.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Farrell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duque.
Duque is looking to clinch.
Farrell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Duque wants to clinch up but Farrell keeps it at a distance.
Farrell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Duque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duque wants to clinch up but Farrell keeps it at a distance.
Duque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jerry Farrell is winning the standup battle so far.

Duque clinches up against the cage.
Duque is trying to push Farrell away but Farrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrell tries to pull guard but Duque holds him up against the cage and eventually Farrell drops back down to his feet.
Farrell is trying to maintain a safe position but Duque gets an underhook and turns Farrell into the cage.

Farrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Duque clinches up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Farrell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Duque uses from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duque won't allow Farrell to sweep him here.
Jerry Farrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duque wants to stand but Farrell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Duque gets to his feet - Farrell follows without any prompting.

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 Jerry Farrell.
I think Duque 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darien Duque!