PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Duffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Carl Morton enters the cage!

Duffe
vs
Morton

190 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Duffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duffe swats away the attempt to clinch by Morton.
Morton fails in his attempt to clinch.

Duffe gets a clinch.
Morton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duffe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duffe wants a takedown.
Morton is trying to stall.
Morton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duffe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duffe could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Duffe is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duffe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duffe throws a punch but it's blocked by Morton.
Morton wants a takedown but no success here.
Morton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morton tries to stall but Duffe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duffe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duffe.
Duffe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duffe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Duffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morton tries to clinch up
and Morton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morton closes the distance but Duffe moves to the side
and Duffe counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morton tries to clinch but Duffe is having none of it.
Duffe misses with a hook. Morton ducked under it nicely.

Duffe darts in and clinches Morton up against the cage.
Duffe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morton ducks under a wild hook from Duffe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duffe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Duffe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morton is trying to keep an underhook but Duffe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Morton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morton pushes Duffe off looking to stand but Duffe dives back in and keeps control.
Duffe controlling the action here.
Duffe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton tries to roll over but Duffe keeps him under control.
Morton has hold of Duffe's hands but Duffe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morton is trying to stand up here but Duffe is controlling him well.
Duffe drops an elbow to the side of Morton's head.
Still in half guard, Duffe seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Duffe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morton is trying to stand.
Duffe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duffe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duffe works his way into full mount!

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.
Morton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Duffe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Duffe working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duffe with shots to the head and body - Morton looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Morton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Duffe has Morton up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duffe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Duffe.
Duffe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Duffe breaks from the clinch.

Duffe closes the distance and clinches.

Duffe pulls Morton into guard.
Duffe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Duffe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morton is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Duffe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Duffe connects with a crisp jab.
Duffe shoots in for a takedown but Morton shows good takedown defense.

Morton gets caught flat footed, as Duffe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duffe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duffe is controlling him.
Duffe stopping the sweep attempt from Morton.
Duffe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Duffe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Duffe gets to his feet - Morton follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Morton.
Morton tries to clinch but Duffe moves away
and Duffe counters with a left to the body.
Morton misses with a takedown
and Duffe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morton closes the distance looking to clinch

and Duffe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morton!
Duffe looking to control but Morton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Duffe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duffe content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Duffe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Duffe connects with a body shot.

Duffe instigates a clinch.

Duffe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Duffe in particular looking to stall.
Morton is not content to let Duffe control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duffe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Duffe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Morton wants to clinch
and Duffe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Duffe shoots in and bounces Morton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duffe sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Duffe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Duffe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duffe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Morton can't fight it off and eventually Duffe manages to take the fight to the floor. Morton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duffe sitting in guard here, content to control.

Duffe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duffe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Duffe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Morton tries to keep at a distance but Duffe has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe is trying to break free.

Duffe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Duffe is thwarting Morton's attempts to control the position.
Duffe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Duffe trying to control the pace.

Duffe gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Duffe throws a hook but Morton avoids it easily.
Morton avoids the body shot from Duffe.

Duffe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Duffe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffe throws a series of punches but Morton avoids them all with ease.
Morton closes the distance but Duffe moves to the side

and Duffe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffe working the head and body with strikes.
Duffe stalling.
Duffe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morton for as long as he can get away with.
Morton wants to improve his position but Duffe is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morton tries to kick Duffe off but Duffe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Duffe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duffe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Duffe!