PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matte Trimet (ranked 5349 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Duffy (ranked 5042 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trimet
vs
Duffy

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matte Trimet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy scores with a jab to the body.
Trimet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duffy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duffy misses with a double jab.
Trimet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trimet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duffy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duffy! But no joy.

Duffy pushes Trimet up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy lands with a right to the head.
Duffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trimet tries for a takedown but Duffy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matte Trimet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duffy avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trimet goes for a takedown attempt but Duffy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Trimet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duffy counters with a right hand to the body.
Duffy fails to land with a series of punches.
Duffy scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Duffy.
Trimet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trimet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duffy defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trimet moves forwards but Duffy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duffy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duffy stalks Trimet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trimet's face. Trimet staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trimet shoots in and drives through. Duffy sprawls well.
Duffy connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trimet momentarily.
Duffy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Duffy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trimet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duffy lands with a good body shot.
Duffy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trimet.
Duffy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duffy lands a nice hook to Trimet's body. Trimet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duffy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trimet appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Duffy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trimet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Duffy with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duffy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trimet shoots in looking for a takedown but Duffy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trimet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trimet is breathing heavily.
Duffy digs a good hook to Trimet's body.
Duffy cracks Trimet with a good jab.
Trimet looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trimet.
Duffy throws out a counter right but Trimet avoids it with no problem.
Trimet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Duffy 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 lands a slapping body shot.
Trimet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duffy lands a nice shot that snaps Trimet's head back.
A punch combination from Duffy misses.
Duffy lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trimet has time to react.
Trimet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trimet shoots for a double leg takedown but Duffy sprawls well. He's pushed Trimet's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Duffy coming out on top.
Trimet misses with a takedown attempt
and Trimet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trimet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duffy.

Trimet is rocked!
Duffy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trimet on the side of the head.
Oh Trimet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Duffy! Trimet is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Duffy!
After the fight, Joe Duffy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.