PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Guarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Durrant
vs
Guarino

170 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Durrant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Guarino!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrant keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guarino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guarino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durrant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guarino circles away.
Guarino wants to clinch.
Guarino tries to clinch up but Durrant circles away and keeps his distance.

Durrant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guarino's guard.
Durrant tries to stand but Guarino is controlling from the bottom.

Durrant stands up from Guarino's guard - Durrant perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guarino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Guarino.

Durrant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Guarino is trying to stand up here but Durrant is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durrant decides to stand and escape the position.
Guarino moves in looking to clinch but Durrant pushes him off.

Durrant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Durrant prevents Guarino from standing back up.
Durrant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Durrant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guarino does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guarino looks like he's trying to stand up.
Durrant is looking to advance position but Guarino won't allow it.
Guarino is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarino is not content to let Durrant control the position.
Durrant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guarino's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Guarino.
Guarino tries to clinch up but Durrant circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Durrant with that takedown attempt.
Guarino tries to clinch but Durrant moves out of range.

Durrant gets a takedown into half guard.
Durrant is pressing down on Guarino's thigh, looking to free his foot. Guarino is holding on for now.
Durrant is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guarino wants to get back to his feet.
Durrant wants to take a breather but Guarino is having none of it.

Durrant is trying to work for a kimura but Guarino is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guarino kicks off Durrant and gets to his feet.
Durrant shoots for a double leg takedown but Guarino sprawls well. He's pushed Durrant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iain Durrant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durrant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guarino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durrant fails to pull guard.
Guarino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durrant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durrant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guarino smiles and moves away.
Guarino stuffs the takedown.

Durrant darts in and clinches Guarino up against the ropes.
Guarino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durrant's face.
Guarino scores with a knee to the head.
Durrant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guarino smiles and moves away.
Guarino tries to clinch

and Durrant counters with a shoot takedown. Guarino fights it but they end up in guard.
Durrant prevents Guarino from getting back to his feet.

Guarino has his feet on Durrant's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Guarino tries to clinch there but Durrant circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Durrant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Durrant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durrant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Durrant decides to stand up, so the ref orders Guarino to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guarino looking to throw knees to the head but Durrant is blocking nicely.

Durrant successfully pulls guard.

Durrant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durrant lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Guarino!
Durrant looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durrant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Guarino tries to buck Durrant off but he can't manage it.

Durrant swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Guarino is now in Durrant's guard. A big mistake from Durrant there, giving up the dominant position!

Guarino stands up from Durrant's guard - Guarino perhaps looking for a knockout.

Guarino tries to keep at a distance but Durrant has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guarino.
Durrant fails to pull guard.
Guarino tries to land a knee to the head but Durrant blocks with his arms.
Durrant looking for a takedown.
Guarino misses with a knee to the head.
Guarino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durrant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durrant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guarino smiles and moves away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guarino tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Durrant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guarino's guard.

Durrant gets to his feet - Guarino follows without any prompting.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durrant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guarino tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Durrant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Durrant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durrant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Guarino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durrant works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Durrant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Durrant is keen to just control but Guarino is a slippery customer.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guarino is in trouble now - Durrant has advanced to mount!
Durrant controlling the pace for now.
Durrant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Durrant tries to control but Guarino wriggling away.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Iain Durrant just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Durrant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Guarino!

Durrant is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Guarino gets caught flat footed, as Durrant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Guarino has his feet on Durrant's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Guarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Guarino rushes Durrant and presses him up against the ropes.
Durrant takes a knee right on the jaw!

Guarino manages to break the clinch.
Guarino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guarino tries to clinch but Durrant is having none of it.
Guarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durrant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Durrant tries for a takedown but Guarino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guarino tries to clinch but Durrant moves out of range.

Guarino moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guarino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durrant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guarino tries to land a knee to the head but Durrant blocks with his arms.

Guarino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durrant tries to clinch there but Guarino circles away.
Durrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Guarino.
Durrant shoots in but Guarino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durrant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trey Guarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Durrant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Durrant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Durrant advances position into side control!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guarino is pushing Durrant's head away, looking to escape. Durrant manages to hold on to the position though.

Durrant is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guarino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Durrant stands up.

Durrant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durrant moves into full mount! Guarino won't be happy about that!
Durrant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iain Durrant dominated that round.
That's time! Durrant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Guarino tries to keep at a distance but Durrant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guarino looking to throw knees to the head but Durrant is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Guarino.
Guarino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durrant is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Guarino gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Durrant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Durrant looking to slow down the pace here.

Durrant manages to break the clinch.
Durrant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iain Durrant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Durrant or perhaps it was just good defense by Guarino which made him look bad.
Guarino wants to clinch but Durrant slips to the side

and Durrant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guarino's guard.

Guarino scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Guarino moves into the clinch successfully.

Durrant tightens his grip and picks Guarino up, before dumping him to the ground. Guarino manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Durrant wants to pass the guard but Guarino is keeping the position.
Guarino wants to stand and escape but Durrant is having none of it.
Guarino being controlled here, momentarily.
Durrant trying to control but Guarino is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Durrant tries to free his leg and advance position but Guarino is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guarino tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Durrant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guarino is trying to stand back up but Durrant is controlling him

Guarino manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Guarino closes the distance looking to clinch

and Durrant counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Durrant prevents Guarino from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant passes Guarino's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guarino is refusing to be controlled, as Durrant sits in half guard.
Guarino wants to get back to his feet.

Durrant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Guarino is trying to stand back up but Durrant is controlling him
Guarino is refusing to be controlled, as Durrant sits in half guard.
Durrant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guarino's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarino pushes Durrant off looking to stand but Durrant dives back in and keeps control.
Durrant keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Durrant stops Guarino from getting back to his feet.
Durrant seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Durrant seems to be working for a kimura but Guarino defends the submission attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guarino looks to clinch

and Durrant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Durrant is pushing down on Guarino's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guarino is fighting to maintain full guard but Durrant has managed to sneak the leg through.

Durrant is looking for a kimura here.
Durrant prevents Guarino from standing back up.
Durrant is stalling here. Guarino is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Durrant seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Guarino has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrant tries to bench press Guarino off him but Guarino keeps the position.
Durrant sneaks back into half guard.
Durrant tries to get to full guard but Guarino has control of the leg.
Durrant strikes from the bottom but Guarino passes into mount!
Durrant tries to lock up and control but Guarino gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Durrant is working to get back to half guard.
Durrant wants to control but Guarino is having none of it.
Durrant manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guarino tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Durrant.
Durrant gets back to full guard.
Guarino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guarino postures up.
Guarino preventing the sweep.

Guarino stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Durrant shoots in looking for a takedown. Guarino tries to sprawl out of it but Durrant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Guarino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guarino tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Durrant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Guarino kicks Durrant off and gets back to his feet.
Guarino tries to clinch but Durrant moves away

so Durrant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guarino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Durrant controls the pace.
Durrant wants to control from the top but Guarino keeps moving.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Durrant looking to pass the guard.
Durrant wants to control from the top but Guarino keeps moving.
Guarino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Durrant is controlling him.
Durrant trying to control but Guarino is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Durrant drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Durrant slips nicely into half guard.
Durrant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Durrant wants to control but Guarino is keeping him busy.

Durrant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Durrant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guarino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guarino is staying active underneath Durrant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Durrant trying to control the pace.
Iain Durrant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Durrant instigates a clinch.
Guarino misses with a knee strike.
Durrant goes for a takedown attempt but Guarino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guarino clinches but Durrant breaks the clinch

and Durrant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Durrant works his way into full mount!
Guarino trying desperately to get to his feet.

Guarino bucks up and throws Durrant to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Guarino looks to clinch

and Durrant counters by moving into the clinch.
Guarino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durrant is working for takedown but Guarino is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guarino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durrant blocks it with crossed arms.
Guarino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durrant blocks it with crossed arms.
Guarino tries a knee to the head but Durrant blocks it.
Guarino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Durrant pulls guard successfully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guarino tries to stand but Durrant is controlling from the bottom.
Durrant throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Guarino tries to stand but Durrant is controlling from the bottom.

Guarino decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Durrant, up you get!
Guarino tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Durrant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guarino won't be happy with that.
Durrant remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Guarino prevents Durrant from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guarino keeps working.
Guarino is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iain Durrant dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Durrant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Durrant gets the takedown into side control.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guarino keeps working.
Durrant controls the position.
Guarino wants to get back to his feet but Durrant drags him back down.
Durrant moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Durrant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durrant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Durrant has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarino doesn't manage to clinch there - Durrant circles away.
Trey Guarino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guarino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durrant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guarino swivels and escapes.
Guarino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durrant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guarino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Guarino.
Guarino moves in looking to clinch but Durrant pushes him off.
Durrant throws the kick towards the body but Guarino avoids it.
Guarino tries to clinch

and Durrant counters with a takedown into side control.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guarino keeps working.

Durrant decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Guarino gets caught flat footed, as Durrant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Durrant gets to his feet - Guarino follows without any prompting.
Guarino darts in trying to clinch

and Durrant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guarino won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Guarino tries to escape but Durrant is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guarino throws Durrant to one side and escapes!

Durrant scores a takedown into full mount!

Durrant moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Guarino has worked his arm free - good work by Guarino!
Guarino is not content to let Durrant control the position.
Guarino wants to get back to his feet.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guarino keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Durrant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Durrant is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Guarino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Guarino tries to escape but Durrant is in control.

Durrant in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Guarino is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Iain Durrant!
Iain Durrant retains his featherweight title!