PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Cristo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cristo
vs
Duke

225 cm
18
166 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

150 cm
19
166 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristo scores with a head kick.

It looks like Raoul Duke has been cut.
Nice body kick from Cristo.

Duke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Duke staying calm.
Duke scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Duke lands a few punches from side control.
Duke working the ground and pound from side control.
Duke working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke lands a few punches from side control.
Cristo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cristo is trying to buck Duke off.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Duke has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke working the ground and pound from side control.
Duke taking a breather here.
Duke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cristo some visible discomfort.
Duke lands a few punches from side control.
Duke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cristo some visible discomfort.
Cristo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Duke has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Duke scoring with punches from side control.
Duke lands a nice forearm strike.
Cristo is trying to buck Duke off.
Cristo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duke on the ground.
Duke landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristo taking a bit of punishment here - Duke scoring with strikes.
Cristo is pushing Duke's head away, looking to escape. Duke manages to hold on to the position though.
Cristo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duke working the head and body with strikes.
Cristo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cristo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Duke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cristo down.
Duke looks up at the clock and then as Cristo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Duke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Duke cracks Cristo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cristo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Cristo is rocked!
Duke controls the position.
Cristo is trying to buck Duke off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke controlling the position from side mount.
Duke working the ground and pound.
Cristo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Duke prevents Cristo from escaping the position.
Duke controlling the position from side mount.
Duke landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke working the head and body with strikes.
Duke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Duke working the ground and pound.
Cristo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Duke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cristo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Duke landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cristo's face as Duke controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristo stops Duke from passing to mount.
Cristo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cristo taking a bit of punishment here - Duke scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raoul Duke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Duke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cristo was covering up waiting for the punch and Duke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Duke prevents Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Duke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duke wants to control from the top but Cristo keeps moving.
Duke chips away with some ground and pound.
Duke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Duke won't allow Cristo to get back to his feet.
Cristo being controlled here, momentarily.
Duke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cristo wants to stand and escape but Duke is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cristo wants to stand but Duke is controlling the position.
Duke stays in close to Cristo's body and controls the position.
Raoul Duke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cristo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cristo's head.
Cristo wants to stand up but Duke is controlling him.
Duke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duke sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristo has momentary wrist control but Duke slips an elbow through the middle.
Duke landing with the ground and pound.
Duke trying to control but Cristo is working from the bottom.
Duke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cristo wants to stand but Duke is controlling the position.
Duke lands a couple of elbows.
Duke with a nice head shot there.
Duke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cristo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cristo is looking to stand up but Duke isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duke is working Cristo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duke with a nice head shot there.
Cristo wants to get back to his feet but Duke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Duke stops Cristo from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duke stands up over Cristo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cristo keeping moving, preventing Duke from controlling successfully.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Duke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cristo wants to get back to his feet but Duke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raoul Duke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Duke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Duke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Duke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Duke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Duke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Duke not doing much here.
Duke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cristo defending well though.
Duke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cristo is trying to stand up here but Duke is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Duke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duke has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cristo!
You get the feeling that Cristo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Duke looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Duke.
Duke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Duke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cristo?
Duke landing shots from mount.
Duke wants to control the pace but Cristo is squirming around nicely.
Cristo is in a horrible position here. Duke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke landing strikes from the mount.
Duke with a couple of short strikes.
Duke won't let Cristo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Duke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cristo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Duke.
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!
Duke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cristo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Duke lands a heavy elbow.
Cristo is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Duke.
Duke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Cristo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cristo taking shots to the head.
Cristo seems to have got his legs back now.
Duke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cristo really wants to buck Duke off and get back to his feet.
Duke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Duke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cristo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Duke with the ground and pound from mount.
Duke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Duke landing strikes from the mount and Cristo is in trouble!
Cristo trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a heavy elbow.
Duke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cristo looks a forlorn figure.
Cristo is trying to stand up.
Duke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Duke lands a nice shot to the head.
Cristo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cristo taking shots to the head.
Duke won't let Cristo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!