PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between tristan duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

duran
vs
Jennings

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tristan duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jennings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Jennings or perhaps it was just good defense by duran which made him look bad.
duran tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jennings swivels and escapes.
Jennings shoots in but no luck this time.

Jennings shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jennings wants to control from the top but duran keeps moving.
Jennings looking to pass the guard.
Jennings wants to control from the top but duran keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
duran keeping full guard, as Jennings tries to pass.
Jennings working some strikes from top position.
duran wants to stand and escape but Jennings is having none of it.

Jennings decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on duran, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

duran rushes Jennings and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jennings takes an elbow to the temple.
Jennings looking for a takedown.
tristan duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Jennings.
Jennings is looking for a takedown up against the cage. duran gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
duran connects with a knee to the head.
duran lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Hans Jennings has been cut.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
Jennings looks gassed!
duran landing knees to the head.
duran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jennings's face.
Jennings is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
duran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
duran has Jennings pressed against the cage.
Jennings takes an elbow to the forehead.
duran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jennings's face.
duran landing knees to the head.
duran lands an elbow inside that Jennings shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from duran.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
duran lands an elbow that stopped Jennings in his tracks for a moment.
duran lands a knee to the body.
duran with a knee to the head.
duran scores with a knee to the head.
duran landing knees to the body.
duran lands a knee to the body.
duran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
duran lands an elbow inside.
duran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
duran lands an elbow just above Jennings 's eye.
duran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jennings in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
duran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
duran leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from duran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings wants to get back to striking at distance but duran won't allow it.
duran lands an elbow that stopped Jennings in his tracks for a moment.
duran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
duran stalling the fight.
Jennings tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jennings tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
duran landing knees to the head.
duran landing knees to the body.
Jennings looks to throw an elbow but misses.
duran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jennings's efforts to push away.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jennings is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. duran is defending well for now.
Jennings takes a knee to the side of the body.
duran lands a good knee to the midsection. Jennings won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. duran obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tristan duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Jennings's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jennings drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
duran wants to get back to his feet.
Jennings tries to advance to mount but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jennings trying to control the position but duran is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jennings has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
duran doesn't manage to clinch there - Jennings circles away.

That's two 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.
duran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jennings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - duran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
duran moves in looking to clinch but Jennings pushes him off.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
duran fails with a takedown attempt.
duran wants to clinch.
Jennings shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as duran sprawls well. duran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jennings gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings fails with a takedown attempt.
tristan duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Jennings.
duran wants to clinch.
duran tries to clinch but Jennings is having none of it.

That's four 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.
duran is looking to clinch.
duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jennings at a distance.

duran moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from duran.
duran landing knees to the head.
duran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jennings up against the cage.
duran working Jennings over with knees to the body.
duran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jennings's defenses.
duran stalling against the cage.
duran landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tristan duran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Jennings's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jennings manages to avoid it.
duran circles away from the clinch attempt

and duran counters by moving into the clinch.
duran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from duran.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting duran here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
duran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jennings takes an elbow to the forehead.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jennings takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. duran obliges.
duran lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jennings takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jennings takes an elbow to the forehead.
duran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings tries to pull guard but duran won't allow it.
duran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
duran lands an elbow inside.
duran lands a damaging elbow.
duran stalling in the clinch.
Jennings has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. duran avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
tristan duran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from duran.
duran working Jennings over with knees to the body.
Jennings has had enough of the clinch but duran keeps him there for the moment.
duran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jennings can't find room to land a body shot as duran controls the action.
Jennings fails to pull guard.
tristan duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Jennings.
duran scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
duran lands a knee to the head.
duran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
duran taking a breather.

That's two 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.
Jennings fails to pull guard.
duran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
duran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jennings.
Jennings jumps guard but duran stands there with Jennings around his waist. Jennings gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
duran stalling.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jennings blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
duran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jennings drops down looking for an ankle pick but duran pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jennings takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
duran stuffs the takedown attempt from Jennings. Jennings gets slowly back to his feet.
duran tries for a takedown but Jennings circles away easily

and Jennings counters with a single leg into guard. duran didn't expect that.
duran wants to stand and escape but Jennings is having none of it.
duran trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Jennings gets to his feet. duran looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
duran stops a takedown attempt from Jennings.
duran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but Jennings blocks with his arms.
duran lands an elbow inside.
Jennings taking a breather.
Jennings tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. duran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from duran.
A knee to the head by duran.
duran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
duran working Jennings over with knees to the body.
Jennings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as duran walks away with a smile on his face. Jennings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jennings.

And that's the end of the fight!
tristan duran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for duran, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tristan duran!