PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bamela Banderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuke Dukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nuke Dukem enters the cage!

Banderson
vs
Dukem

202 cm
23
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

225 cm
20
312 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bamela Banderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuke Dukem!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukem tries to clinch up.
Dukem tries to clinch but Banderson moves out of range.
Banderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banderson cracks the inside of Dukem's front leg.
Banderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Banderson throws a leg kick but Dukem checks it.
Banderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukem.
Banderson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dukem has closed the distance and engaged Banderson in a clinch.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Banderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Dukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banderson avoids it.
Banderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Dukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banderson avoids it.
Dukem avoiding damage as Banderson throws knees to the body.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Banderson tries to land a knee to the head but Dukem blocks with his arms.
Banderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banderson avoids it.
Banderson lands a knee to the head.
Dukem managing to block the knees to the body from Banderson.
Dukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Banderson avoids the damage to the body.
Dukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Banderson avoids the damage to the body.
Dukem looks gassed!
Banderson landing knees to the head.
Dukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Banderson avoids the damage to the body.
Banderson tries to land a knee to the head but Dukem blocks with his arms.
Dukem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banderson is defending well for now.
Banderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dukem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Dukem won't want to take too many of those.
Banderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dukem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banderson obliges.
Banderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Banderson misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banderson.
Banderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Banderson landing knees to the body.
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!
Banderson working Dukem over with knees to the body.
Banderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dukem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banderson.
Banderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Banderson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Banderson avoids the damage to the body.
Banderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banderson working Dukem over with knees to the body.
Dukem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Banderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dukem is defending well for now.
Dukem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Banderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Banderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dukem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banderson looking to throw knees to the head but Dukem is blocking nicely.
Banderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dukem avoids it.
Dukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banderson avoids it.
Dukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banderson avoids it.
Banderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dukem.
Dukem managing to block the knees to the body from Banderson.
Banderson avoiding damage as Dukem throws knees to the body.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banderson.
Banderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dukem is defending well for now.
Banderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dukem blocks it with crossed arms.
Dukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Banderson avoids the damage to the body.
Dukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banderson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.
Banderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Banderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dukem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dukem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banderson looking to throw knees to the head but Dukem is blocking nicely.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Banderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banderson avoids it.
Banderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Banderson missing with knees to the body.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.
Banderson misses with a knee to the head.
Banderson lands a knee to the body.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Banderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dukem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banderson avoids it.
Banderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Dukem won't want to take too many of those.
Dukem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Banderson landing knees to the head.
Dukem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.
Dukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Banderson avoids the damage to the body.
Banderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Dukem avoiding damage as Banderson throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Banderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dukem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banderson is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bamela Banderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nuke Dukem's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Banderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dukem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dukem in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dukem is looking to clinch but Banderson is avoiding it.
Banderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dukem's calf.
Dukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Banderson circles away.
Dukem tries to clinch up.
Dukem checks a low kick from Banderson.
Dukem tries to clinch but Banderson moves out of range.
Dukem is looking to clinch but Banderson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Banderson circles away.
Dukem is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukem moves in looking to clinch but Banderson pushes him off.
Dukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukem is looking to clinch but Banderson is avoiding it.
Dukem tries to clinch there but Banderson circles away.
Dukem tries to clinch but Banderson is having none of it.
Dukem is looking to clinch.
Dukem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukem wants to clinch.
Banderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukem.
Banderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukem tries to clinch up but Banderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukem wants to clinch.
Banderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Banderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dukem moves out of range of the body kick from Banderson.
Dukem tries to clinch but Banderson is having none of it.
Dukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dukem tries to clinch there but Banderson circles away.
Dukem tries to clinch up but Banderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukem wants to clinch.
Banderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dukem wants to clinch up but Banderson keeps it at a distance.
Dukem tries to clinch there but Banderson circles away.
Dukem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukem wants to clinch up but Banderson keeps it at a distance.
Dukem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banderson scores with a leg kick.
Banderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banderson looks for the body kick but Dukem saw that one coming.
Banderson misses with a head kick.
Banderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dukem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Banderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukem.
Dukem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukem tries to clinch up.
Banderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dukem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dukem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Banderson circles away.
Banderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nuke Dukem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dukem wants to clinch up but Banderson keeps it at a distance.
Banderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dukem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dukem moves in looking to clinch but Banderson pushes him off.
Dukem is looking to clinch.
Dukem moves in looking to clinch but Banderson pushes him off.
Dukem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banderson.
Banderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dukem checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banderson. That's going to slow Dukem down.
Banderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banderson tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banderson can pounce on him.
Banderson looks for the body kick but Dukem saw that one coming.
Banderson throws a body kick that misses.
Banderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bamela Banderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nuke Dukem'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. This is the final round!

Banderson scores with a leg kick.
Banderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Banderson looks for the body kick but Dukem saw that one coming.
Dukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Banderson circles away.
Dukem tries to clinch up but Banderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukem wants to clinch up but Banderson keeps it at a distance.
Banderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dukem tries to clinch up but Banderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Banderson thows a body kick. Dukem tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Banderson throws a leg kick which misses Dukem's front leg but catches the back leg as Dukem tries to avoid it.
Banderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Banderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dukem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banderson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukem avoids the head kick by Banderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dukem tries to clinch but Banderson is having none of it.
Dukem tries to clinch but Banderson moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banderson, right into the meat.
Banderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dukem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banderson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banderson - that will leave a mark!
Banderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukem can do to turn this around?
Banderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dukem tries to clinch but Banderson moves out of range.
Banderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukem avoids the head kick by Banderson.
Dukem tries to clinch up.
Banderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dukem.
Banderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banderson feints and then cracks Dukem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dukem down.
Dukem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukem moves out of range as Banderson throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukem blocks a leg kick.
Banderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dukem.
Banderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Dukem moves in looking to clinch but Banderson pushes him off.
Banderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dukem's calf.
Banderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dukem is out of range.
Dukem wants to clinch up but Banderson keeps it at a distance.
Dukem tries to clinch there but Banderson circles away.
Banderson throws the kick towards the body but Dukem avoids it.
Dukem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukem fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dukem moves into the clinch successfully.
Dukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Banderson avoids the damage to the body.
Dukem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dukem avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dukem.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Dukem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banderson is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.
Banderson missing with knees to the body.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Banderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banderson obliges.
Banderson landing knees to the head.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Banderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dukem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dukem managing to block the knees to the body from Banderson.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Banderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dukem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Banderson avoids the damage to the body.
Banderson trying to land knees to the body.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Banderson missing with knees to the body.
Banderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dukem avoids it.
Banderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bamela Banderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banderson trying to land knees to the body.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.
Banderson crunches a lovely knee into Dukem's ribcage.
Banderson avoiding damage as Dukem throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Banderson connects with a knee to the head.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Banderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banderson avoiding damage as Dukem throws knees to the body.
Banderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Banderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.
Banderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dukem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dukem missing with knees to the body.
Banderson trying to land knees to the body.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Nuke Dukem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banderson.
Dukem trying to land knees to the body.
Banderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dukem.
Banderson with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banderson obliges.
Banderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banderson.
Dukem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bamela Banderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bamela Banderson!