PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurf Durf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Chromo (ranked 0 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.

Durf
vs
Chromo

200 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

185 cm
21
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hurf Durf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perry Chromo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chromo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chromo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chromo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durf avoids a kick to the body.
Chromo tries to work over Durf's front leg with a kick but Durf checks it.
Chromo throws a head kick but Durf moves out of range.
Chromo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chromo scores with a three punch combo!
Chromo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chromo.
Chromo throws a jab when Durf was well out of range.
Chromo throws a head kick but Durf moves out of range.
Chromo misses with a body shot.
Chromo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Durf has closed the distance and engaged Chromo in a clinch.
Chromo is trying to force a seperation but Durf has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chromo working hard to break the clinch.
Chromo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chromo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durf has him pressed against the cage.
Chromo avoiding damage as Durf throws knees to the body.
Chromo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Durf connects with a knee to the head.
Chromo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chromo tries to break free but Durf pushes him back against the cage.
Chromo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durf has him pressed against the cage.
Durf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chromo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chromo looks gassed!
Durf misses with a knee strike.
Durf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Perry Chromo has been cut.
Durf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chromo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durf misses with a knee strike.
Chromo takes an elbow to the temple.
Durf scores a nice knee to the body.
Durf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durf lands an elbow that stopped Chromo in his tracks for a moment.
Durf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durf stalling in the clinch but Chromo improves position.
Durf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Durf.
Durf tries a knee to the head but Chromo blocks it.
Durf prevents Chromo from breaking the clinch.
Durf lands a knee to the body.
Durf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chromo's brow.
Durf connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chromo's defenses.
Durf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chromo is defending well for now.
Durf lands an elbow just above Chromo 's eye.
Durf trying to land knees to the body.
Durf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chromo wants to break free but Durf has control.

Chromo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chromo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chromo throws a looping overhand right but Durf ducks down to avoid it.

Durf clinches with his opponent.
Chromo has had enough of the clinch but Durf keeps him there for the moment.
Durf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chromo avoids it.

Chromo manages to break the clinch.
Durf slips a jab and a cross from Chromo.

Durf has Chromo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durf misses with a knee to the head.

Chromo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perry Chromo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chromo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chromo misses with a body kick.
Chromo tries a head kick but it misses.
Chromo thows a body shot but no joy.
Chromo misses with a body kick.
Chromo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durf is looking to clinch but Chromo is avoiding it.
A bone on bone clash there as Durf blocks the leg kick.

Durf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Durf connects with a knee to the head.
Durf looking to throw knees to the head but Chromo is blocking nicely.
Durf connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Durf lands a knee to the head.
Durf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chromo avoids it.

Chromo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chromo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chromo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durf doesn't manage to clinch there - Chromo circles away.
Durf tries to clinch up.
Chromo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Durf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Durf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chromo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chromo has had enough of the clinch but Durf keeps him there for the moment.
Durf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durf stalling against the cage.

Chromo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durf moves out of range as Chromo throws a body kick.
Chromo misses with an uppercut. Durf saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hurf Durf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perry Chromo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chromo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chromo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chromo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durf avoids the head kick by Chromo.
Durf moves in looking to clinch but Chromo pushes him off.
Durf moves in looking to clinch but Chromo pushes him off.
Chromo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chromo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chromo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Chromo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durf moves away from the strike by Chromo.
Durf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chromo is breathing heavily.
Chromo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durf doesn't manage to clinch there - Chromo circles away.
Durf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Durf has Chromo up against the cage in a clinch.
Chromo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durf with a knee to the head.
Durf lands a nice elbow.
Come on Durf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Chromo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durf tries to land knees in the clinch but Chromo avoids the damage to the body.
Durf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chromo blocks it with crossed arms.
Chromo is trying to break the clinch but Durf is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Durf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Durf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durf misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durf.
Durf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chromo.
Chromo is looking to break free of the clinch but Durf has double underhooks.
Durf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chromo is trying to break the clinch but Durf is controlling him.
Chromo wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durf misses with a knee to the head.
Durf lands a knee to the head.
Durf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Chromo breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Chromo finds it's target.
Chromo throws a head kick but Durf moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chromo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durf fails with an attempt to clinch.

Durf closes the distance and clinches.
Durf tries a knee to the head but Chromo blocks it.
Durf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durf has Chromo pressed against the cage, preventing Chromo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chromo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chromo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durf tries to land knees in the clinch but Chromo avoids the damage to the body.
Hurf Durf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durf trying to land knees to the body.

Chromo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chromo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durf manages to avoid it.
Chromo keeps the fight on the outside.
Durf blocks a head kick by Chromo.

Durf closes the distance and pushes Chromo back into the cage.
Durf connects with a knee to the head.
Chromo is trying to force a seperation but Durf has the dominant position.
Chromo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Durf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chromo's defenses.
Durf misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Chromo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chromo blocks it with crossed arms.
Durf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chromo avoids it.

Chromo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chromo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Durf clinches up with Chromo and pushes him back against the cage.
Durf missing with knees to the body.
Durf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chromo's efforts to push away.
Chromo managing to block the knees to the body from Durf.

Chromo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chromo.
Perry Chromo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durf tries to clinch there but Chromo circles away.
Durf tries to move into range but Chromo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chromo.
Durf is looking to clinch.
Durf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chromo.
Chromo feints and then cracks Durf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durf down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hurf Durf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Perry Chromo'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. This is the final round!

Durf dodges the punch combination from Chromo.
Chromo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chromo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chromo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chromo.
Durf wants to clinch.
Durf tries to clinch up but Chromo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durf walks into a straight right hand from Chromo.
Chromo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durf wants to clinch.
Chromo clobbers Durf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durf ducks under a wild hook from Chromo.
Durf tries to clinch up.
Chromo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durf.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chromo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chromo swats away the attempt to clinch by Durf.
Chromo throws the kick towards the body but Durf avoids it.
A combination from Chromo does no damage.
Durf dodges the punch combination from Chromo.
Chromo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durf manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chromo tried to score with a low kick but Durf checks it.
Nice defenses there by Durf.
Durf is looking to clinch.
Durf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chromo tries a head kick but it misses.
Chromo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chromo misses the shot to the body.
Durf wants to clinch up but Chromo keeps it at a distance.
Chromo throws a head kick that misses.
Durf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chromo.
Chromo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chromo throws a series of punches but Durf moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chromo misses with a hook.
A left lands for Durf.
A big right from Chromo misses.
Chromo swats away the attempt to clinch by Durf.
Durf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durf tries to clinch there but Chromo circles away.
Durf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durf moves in looking to clinch but Chromo pushes him off.
Chromo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Durf misses.
Chromo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chromo misses with a head kick.

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.
Durf is looking to clinch but Chromo is avoiding it.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch but Chromo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chromo misses with the combination.
Durf tries to clinch there but Chromo circles away.
Chromo throws a leg kick that misses.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch but Chromo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Chromo.
Durf tries to clinch but Chromo moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Chromo.
Durf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chromo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry Chromo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurf Durf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chromo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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 Hurf Durf.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hurf Durf!