PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dukic (ranked 1905 p4p, 4373 weight class) and Nero Porto (ranked 258 p4p, 512 weight class). Porto has chosen Ayumi Nakamura - Kaze Ni Nare as his entrance music. Bruno Dukic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dukic
vs
Porto

169 cm
24
178
7 - 11 - 0

172 cm
22
170
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nero Porto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Porto sprawls well. Porto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dukic gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Dukic lands.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Porto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Dukic takes one to the side of the head.
Porto swings for the body but Dukic moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
Dukic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porto throws out a counter right but Dukic avoids it with no problem.
Porto misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Dukic's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Porto keeps it at a distance.
Porto feints the counter takedown.
Dukic dips to his left and cracks Porto with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porto. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Porto misses.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Porto.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Dukic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dukic tests Porto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Dukic wants to clinch
and Porto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Porto.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
Dukic wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Porto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porto is looking to work some ground and pound but Dukic has wrist control.
Porto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Porto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dukic trying to control the position.
Porto chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Porto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Porto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dukic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Porto manages to pass to side control.
Dukic has hold of Porto's hands but Porto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Porto there.
Porto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Porto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Porto slips a nice elbow through Dukic's hands, connecting with Dukic's forehead.
Porto lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Dukic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Porto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Porto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Porto working Dukic over with strikes.
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!
Porto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Porto lands with a punch from half guard.
Dukic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Porto.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Porto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dukic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porto on the ground.
Porto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Porto dominated that round.
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.

Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Porto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Porto swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Porto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dukic defends it well.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porto moves forwards but Dukic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Porto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Porto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic throws a lazy uppercut
and Porto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porto scores with a nice head shot.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porto.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porto connects with the punch.
Dukic scores with a sloppy right hand. Porto should have avoided that one.
Dukic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dukic wants to clinch
and Porto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porto lands a nice shot to the body.
Porto looks to throw the jab but Dukic is out of range.
Dukic wants to clinch.
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porto has his takedown stuffed
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porto misses with a lunging right hand
and Dukic counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porto shoots in looking for a takedown. Dukic tries to sprawl out of it but Porto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dukic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Porto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic misses with a hook. Porto ducked under it nicely.
Dukic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Dukic.
Horrible takedown attempt by Porto or perhaps it was just good defense by Dukic, which made it look bad.
Bruno Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Porto.
Nice uppercut there from Dukic.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Porto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Porto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukic lands with a cross.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Porto keeps it at a distance.
Porto misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dukic defends well and Porto ends up having to push Dukic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic slips a jab from Porto.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Porto tries for a takedown but Dukic circles away easily
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Dukic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dukic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dukic with a hook.
Porto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Porto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Porto slips a straight right by Dukic.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Porto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porto.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Porto lands with a good body shot.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Porto looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porto on the side of the head.
Dukic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porto's waist but Porto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dukic off to one side.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
Dukic staying out of range there.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Porto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porto shoots in and drives through. Dukic sprawls well.
Porto takes one on the button.
Dukic darts in trying to clinch

and Porto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dukic!

Dukic throws Porto to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nero Porto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Porto throws a right hand that misses
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic lands the left hand.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porto. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porto blocks a jab.
Porto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Porto misses with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Porto circles away.
Porto feints the counter takedown.
Porto throws a poor cross that misses
and Porto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Porto scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porto.
Porto misses with a straight left.
Porto misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Porto misses its intended target.
Porto misses with a straight right.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto is having none of it.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Porto looks to land a left hand but Dukic moved out of range nicely.
Porto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Porto lands a jab to the nose.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Porto circles away and keeps his distance.

Dukic has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porto.
Dukic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dukic prevents a body shot from Porto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Porto.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Dukic rushes Porto and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Porto pulls Dukic into guard.

Dukic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dukic has managed to get both his arms back between Porto's legs - danger averted.

Porto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Porto is looking for a triangle here but Dukic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Dukic stands up and beckons Porto to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Porto defends well and Dukic ends up having to push Porto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Porto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dukic to keep the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
Porto tries to pull guard but Dukic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Porto has a couple of punches blocked by Dukic.
Porto misses with a punch on the inside.

Porto breaks from the clinch.

Dukic rushes Porto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dukic leaning against his opponent.
Dukic working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dukic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Porto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukic connects with a looping right hand.
Porto throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
Nero Porto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porto misses with a straight right.
Porto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dukic.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porto missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dukic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porto on the side of the head.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
And Porto tries to counter it with a takedown but Dukic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Dukic staying out of range there.
A jab from Dukic misses.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.

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 Bruno Dukic.
I think Porto 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Porto!
Our winner, Nero Porto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.