PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 4440 p4p, 4757 weight class) and Dil Lick (ranked 411 p4p, 516 weight class). Duterte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ignition (Remix). Dil Lick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duterte
vs
Lick

167 cm
23
150
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dil Lick!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lick wants it to stay on the feet.

Lick gets caught flat footed, as Duterte shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lick is looking to stand back up but Duterte counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lick.

Nice strikes from Duterte there.
Lick wants to get back to full guard.

Duterte is trying to work for a kimura but Lick is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Duterte is trying to work for a kimura but Lick is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte controlling the pace.
Duterte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lick defending well though.
Duterte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Lick is defending against the submission attempts here by Duterte.
Lick scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Duterte manages to mount him!
Duterte 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duterte is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lick is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lick flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Duterte anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lick and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Duterte slips an arm under Lick chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Duterte has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Duterte is squeezing on Lick like an anaconda would it's prey. Lick fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodrigo Duterte!
As Rodrigo Duterte got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Tang ena niyu patayen ku kayu lahat'.