PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Channings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has chosen Brawl - Bloody spit as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Channings
vs
Duffy

184 cm
27
178 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

183 cm
25
181 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Perkele!
Sin City Allstars

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Channings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy ducks right into an uppercut from Channings.
Channings throws a series of strikes that have Duffy backpedaling.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Channings.
Channings throws a sloppy head kick
and Channings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clayton Channings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy connects with a solid leg kick.
Duffy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Channings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Channings looks to land a left hand but Duffy moved out of range nicely.
Channings bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duffy throws a good cross that connects.
Duffy drops his hands momentarily and Channings takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Duffy.
Duffy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duffy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Channings misses with a jab to the body
and Duffy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Channings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Duffy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Channings.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Channings misses with a body shot.
Duffy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Channings shoots for a double leg takedown but Duffy sprawls well. He's pushed Channings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duffy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Channings. That did some damage!
Channings lands a nice shot to the body.
Duffy lands a leg kick that knocks Channings off balance momentarily.
Duffy scores with a push kick.
Duffy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Channings.
Channings lands a nice hook to Duffy's body. Duffy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duffy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Channings avoids the head kick by Duffy.
A quick step to the side and Channings tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy tries a head kick but it misses.
Channings is looking to counter punch.
Duffy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Channings manages to avoid it.
Carney Duffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Channings as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Duffy enables Channings to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Duffy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Channings stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duffy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy keeping moving, preventing Channings from controlling successfully.
Duffy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Channings cracks Duffy with a solid left hand.
Duffy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Channings throws a big right hand that misses.
Channings scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duffy lands a decent shot there.
Channings lands a couple of elbows.
Channings distracts Duffy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Channings is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Channings landing with the ground and pound.
Channings distracts Duffy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Duffy working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duffy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Channings uses it to pass to side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Channings's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Duffy is looking to reverse the position.
Duffy is still trying to improve position.
Duffy throws up a few punches.
Duffy misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Channings scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Duffy to see if he's OK.
Duffy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Duffy wants to get back to his feet.
Duffy throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Channings creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Channings works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Duffy sneaks back into half guard.
Channings landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channings working over Duffy with some ground and pound. Duffy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Channings there.
Channings working Duffy over with strikes.
Channings working over Duffy with some ground and pound. Duffy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Duffy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Channings lands a couple of digs.
Channings is in close to Duffy's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Duffy is rocked!
Duffy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Duffy is still in real trouble! Can Channings finish him?
Channings landing some decent shots from guard.
Channings with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Channings scoring with some ground and pound.
Channings is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Duffy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Channings keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duffy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Channings dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Duffy misses with a head kick.
Duffy seems to have recovered his senses.
Channings misses with a straight left.
Channings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duffy can do to turn this around?
Channings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duffy moves away.
Channings checks a leg kick.
Channings throws a series of punches but Duffy moves out of range.
Duffy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duffy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Channings counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Duffy!
Channings lands a few punches from side control.
Channings scores with a couple of short elbows.
Duffy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duffy wants to control but Channings postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Channings landing a few strikes.
Channings working the body and head with strikes.
Duffy throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Duffy throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy can't do much from the bottom here.
Duffy misses with a strike from the bottom.

Channings working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Channings lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Duffy is trying to control Channings's posture but Channings avoids it.
Duffy tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Channings in side control lands a decent elbow.
Duffy can't do much from the bottom here.
Duffy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duffy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy trying to hold on to Channings's head to control him but Channings postures up.
Channings looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duffy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Channings trying to control from half guard but Duffy is working away.
Channings is nestled in close to Duffy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Channings lands with a punch from half guard.
Duffy is looking for a sweep. Channings is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Channings looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duffy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duffy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Duffy lands with a few short shots to the body.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Duffy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Duffy wants to get back to full guard.
Channings scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Channings slips a nice elbow through Duffy's hands, connecting with Duffy's forehead.
Duffy punching from the bottom.
Duffy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Channings is working for a submission of some sort.
Duffy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Channings lands a nice short elbow.
Channings passes the guard and advances to mount!
Duffy is bucking up trying to escape but Channings cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Channings lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Channings connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Channings scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clayton Channings overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Channings! Duffy is hurt baaadly! Channings is firing away with more strikes - Duffy is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clayton Channings!
Clayton Channings very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.