PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rucial Marro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Marro
vs
Durdan

164 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Rucial Marro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Durdan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Durdan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Durdan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marro is looking to improve his position.
Marro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marro.
Durdan throwing strikes but missing.
Durdan throwing strikes from guard but Marro blocks nicely.
Marro is pulling down on Durdan's head. It's preventing any offense from Durdan, at least for the moment.
Durdan advances position into side control!
Durdan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durdan working the body and head with strikes.
Marro being controlled for a moment.
Marro is looking for a sweep.
Marro gets back to half guard.
Marro wants to improve his position but Durdan is controlling well.

Marro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durdan pulls his head out easily.
Durdan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marro tries to roll over but Durdan keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Durdan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marro is holding on to half guard well.
Durdan misses with a head shot. Marro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Durdan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Durdan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Marro working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Durdan has passed into half guard!
Durdan is thwarting Marro's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durdan content to control rather than advance.
Marro is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durdan.
Marro trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rucial Marro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Durdan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Marro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Durdan's guard now.
Marro is breathing heavily.
Marro slips nicely into half guard.
Durdan trying to hold on to Marro's head to control him but Marro postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durdan is pressing down on Marro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Durdan is trying to control Marro's posture but Marro avoids it.
Durdan regains half guard.
Durdan trying to control but Marro postures up.
Durdan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marro kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marro is trying to control the action in half guard but Durdan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Durdan actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Durdan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Marro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Durdan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Durdan postures up.
Marro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Durdan lands a couple of elbows.
Durdan throws a big right hand that misses.
Durdan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Durdan is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marro stalling away here and it's allowed Durdan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Durdan is trying to keep Marro in close.
Marro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durdan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Durdan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marro landing with the ground and pound.
Marro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Durdan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durdan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durdan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durdan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durdan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marro trying to control the position from guard on top but Durdan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Durdan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Marro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durdan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durdan is trying to keep Marro in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durdan looking for a sweep. Not yet Durdan, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Durdan counters with a single leg into guard. Marro didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Durdan stopping the sweep attempt from Marro.
Tyler Durdan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marro can't keep his opponent in guard - Durdan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Durdan drops an elbow to the side of Marro's head.
Marro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Durdan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marro defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durdan is looking to take a break and control but Marro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Durdan stalling away here and it's allowed Marro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Durdan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marro wants to stand and escape but Durdan is having none of it.
Durdan lands a couple of digs.
Marro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Durdan wants to control from the top but Marro keeps moving.
Marro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marro keeping moving, preventing Durdan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durdan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Durdan cracks Marro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marro misses with a takedown
and Durdan counters with a stiff right hand.

Durdan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Durdan wants to control but Marro is keeping him busy.
Durdan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durdan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Durdan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Durdan scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Durdan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marro is trying to control but Durdan manages to pass to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marro tries to lock up and control but Durdan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Durdan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Durdan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marro working to try and regain half guard.
Durdan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Durdan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marro is looking to escape.
Marro is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durdan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marro is looking to escape.
Marro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Durdan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marro hang on?
Durdan lands a big shot there that rocks Marro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Durdan with a couple of short strikes.
Marro is in a horrible position here. Durdan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Durdan landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marro working to try and regain half guard.
Durdan with good strikes from the mount here!
Durdan controlling from the full mount.
Marro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Durdan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Durdan raining down shots from the mount!
Marro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marro is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marro tries to hold on but Durdan pushes him away.
Durdan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Durdan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Durdan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marro hang on?
BOOM! Durdan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Durdan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marro hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durdan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marro is looking to escape.
Marro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rucial Marro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durdan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marro?
Durdan with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durdan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durdan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durdan!